Texas Tech University Athletics
Tracy Sellers Field | 2026
On March 27, 2026, Texas Tech formally announced the renaming of its softball facility to Tracy Sellers Field, recognizing former Red Raider softball student-athlete Tracy Sellers and her family’s significant impact on the program. Sellers, who competed for Texas Tech from 2001-03, and her husband, John, have played a major role in supporting Red Raider Athletics through philanthropic giving, including contributions to the Red Raider Club, NIL support, and capital improvements that have helped elevate Texas Tech Softball in recent years.
The announcement also reflects the Sellers family’s direct investment in the facility itself. Prior to the 2026 season, the stadium received several upgrades, including a new awning and protective netting down both baselines, made possible in part through the family’s generosity. Texas Tech framed the renaming as a tribute not only to Tracy Sellers’ legacy as a former student-athlete, but also to the family’s continued commitment to helping provide a championship-level experience for current and future Red Raiders.
Originally opened in 2001 following the reinstatement of Texas Tech Softball in 1996, the venue had previously been known as Rocky Johnson Field, named in honor of former Texas Tech University System Board of Regents chairman James L. “Rocky” Johnson. Texas Tech noted that future signage at the facility will also honor the stadium’s history and Johnson’s longstanding contributions to the athletics department.
Facility History and Facts
Major renovations to the field and dugout areas were realized in time for the 2009 season and then, in time for the 2010 season, construction concluded on a state-of-the-art indoor facility. The softball complex located just outside the left field fence includes coaching offices, a meeting room, a players’ lounge, equipment rooms and locker rooms. In addition, the Red Raider softball team now has the luxury of also practicing in their new indoor and outdoor batting cages, thanks to these renovations.
The inclusion of a state-of-the-art team facility which also includes complete athletic training and equipment storage areas along with a luxurious team room can play host to pre-event functions and will serve as an overflow media center during tournaments.
In the summer of 2010, Tracy Sellers Field played host to a weeklong professional series of softball, featuring the Orlando and Chicago franchises who boasted a number of USA national players on their rosters, which culminated in a Saturday evening game of the week on the ESPN family of networks. The more than 2,600 fans in attendance represented the largest crowd to ever attend a softball game on campus.
Prior to the 2012 season, Texas Tech added just over 500 seats to the complex, pushing the facility’s official capacity to just under 1,100, one of the largest in the conference. The project, which replaced the grass berms over the first and third base dugouts, allowed for seating to be available all the way down the baselines up until each team’s bullpen. The renovation marked the second for Tech since the facility officially opened in 2001.
The 2019 and 2022 seasons saw some of the largest crowds at Tracy Sellers Field since its opening. In a series against Texas in April of 2019, 2,687 fans attended over a three-game stretch to set a program record including the record for most fans at a single game, 1,294, which still holds as Tech heads into the 2024 season.
Then, three seasons later, in a series against Oklahoma, the attendance record was crushed as Tracy Sellers Field saw 3,569 fans attend over the three-game series. That marks the only time that three consecutive games have seen over 1,000 fans in the stands.
The record was on watch in the Red Raiders final home series of the 2023 season against Oklahoma State as 2,148 fans attended the first two games of the series when fans were treated to a 4-3 walk-off victory over the No. 7 ranked Cowgirls in extra innings.
After the 2023 season, Tracy Sellers Field was renovated to add artificial turf, updated outfield walls, a reconstruction of the bullpen and improved speakers to further enhance the fan and student-athlete experience.
RED RAIDER SOFTBALL ATTENDANCE AT TRACY SELLERS FIELD:
1,294 on April 7, 2019 vs. Texas
1,260 on April 10, 2022 vs. Oklahoma
1,258 on March 23, 2019 vs. Oklahoma
1,257 on April 25, 2015 vs. Texas
1,248 on March 27, 2011 vs. Missouri
1,223 on March 24, 2019 vs. Oklahoma
1,209 on April 9, 2022 vs. Oklahoma
BEST SEASON AT TRACY SELLERS FIELD:
2012 - 18-4 (.818) at home, overall record of 41-17
ALL-TIME RECORD (Entering 2024 Season)
235-186 (.558)
