How big was the record crowd for TCU-Indiana State at Lupton Stadium?
A record crowd of 8,812 packed into TCU’s Lupton Stadium for the first game of the NCAA Super Regional between the Frogs and Indiana State.
The crowd set TCU’s single-game attendance record. The previous record was 7,383 when the Frogs hosted Texas A&M for a super regional series on June 7, 2015. The second-most (7,294) and third-most (7,199) attended games were played in the same Super Regional series.
The record almost doubled the seating capacity of its home stadium, which is 4,500. Every seat in the stadium was filled as was the grass berm beyond the left field fence and every available spot around the park.
To account for the overflow, a sea of purple flooded through the gates, rushing to secure their spot in the outfield grass.
Anticipating the largest crowd in Lupton Stadium history today for @TCU_Baseball ! We have water stations and additional restrooms to accommodate.
Please arrive earlier than normal. It’s going go take what it takes to get everyone in - don’t want you to miss anything!#GoFrogs— Jeremiah Donati (@JDonati_TCU) June 9, 2023
Head coach Kirk Sarloos talked about the attendance record in his press conference yesterday, saying fans will bring the energy.
He also said it helps that there has “been a lot of winning” this year from TCU’s athletic programs.
Wow! Horned Frog fans are the best! #FrogballUSA | #GoFrogs pic.twitter.com/wj7Clu7uzw
— TCU Baseball (@TCU_Baseball) June 7, 2023
The Horned Frogs were granted hosting duties, their first time since 2017, because of Indiana State’s prior commitment to host the state Special Olympics.
The Frogs earned the win, rewarding the mass of fans that showed up.