Mike D. Lane Field

Play began at University Field in 1984 as Mike D. Lane took over as coach of the Lions baseball team.

In 1989, the stadium held its first ever NCAA Regional Tournament as the Lions beat two other Gulf South opponents to take home the regional championship.

In 1990, the stadium would host its first ever night game.

University Field would go on to host the NCAA Regional Tournament three more times(1995,1997,1999.)

In 2008, University Field would undergo a major renovation. New grandstands and a new entrance way was added to the stadium. 2008 also saw a new name for the facility. In honor of his retirement, University Field would be renamed Mike D. Lane Field.{{cite web |url=https://roarlions.com/facilities/mike-d-lane-field/5|title=Mike D. Lane Field|publisher=UNA Athletics |accessdate=May 2, 2024}}

On April 3, 2019, the city of Florence gifted the university a plot of land next to the softball field to relocate Mike D. Lane Field.{{cite web |url=https://theflorala.com/1013/news/city-of-florence-gives-una-land-to-relocate-mike-d-lane-field/|title=City of Florence gives UNA land to relocate Mike D. Lane field |author=Harley Duncan |date=April 3, 2019 |publisher=The Flor-Ala |work=www.florala.com |accessdate=April 14, 2020}}

Mike D. Lane Field will be demolished after the 2024 season to make way for Bank Independent Stadium and an adjacent new baseball facility. The stadium held its last game on May 12th as the Lions tied 4-4 with North Florida as the game ended after the 13th inning due to the Ospreys’ travel curfew. {{Cite tweet |user=UNABaseball |number=1783588143611932819 |title=🗣️ Calling all UNA Baseball Alumni ⚾️Join us for the final weekend series at Mike D. Lane Field on Saturday, May 11th! We’ll have a cookout on the right field deck at 1pm followed by a pregame ceremony prior to the 3pm first pitch. Join us as we take a walk down memory lane 🦁}} {{cite web |url=https://www.una.edu/bistadium/index.html |title=Bank Independent Stadium |publisher=University of North Alabama|accessdate=May 2, 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Cohan |first1=Max |title=UNA Baseball ends senior day in historic draw with North Florida, 4-4 |url=https://www.waaytv.com/news/una-baseball-ends-senior-day-in-historic-draw-with-north-florida-4-4/article_866c41b6-10b9-11ef-9fc2-637d89ae2426.html |website=waaytv.com |publisher=WAAY 31 |access-date=1 June 2024 |date=12 May 2024}}{{Cite tweet |user=UNABaseball|number=1789757946026496260 |title=Due to a travel curfew for North Florida, today's game has ended in a tie. We are back in action on Tuesday at Mississippi State}}

The demolition of Mike D. Lane Field began on July 2, 2024 as the grandstands were torn down and the lighting fixtures were removed from the site.{{cite news |last=Delinski|first=Bernie|date=July 6, 2024 |title=Demolition signals start of UNA stadium project

|url=https://www.timesdaily.com/news/local/demolition-signals-start-of-una-stadium-project/article_8fe0be68-3add-11ef-936c-9bac6c37d57b.html|work=TimesDaily |location=Florence |access-date=October 28, 2024}}

The field's features include a grass playing surface, a press box, an electronic scoreboard, dugouts, a brick backstop, restrooms, and concessions.

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