Austin Peay State University Athletics

Joe and Cathi Maynard Softball Stadium - Cheryl Holt Field

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Joe and Cathi Maynard Softball Stadium-Cheryl Holt Field has been the permanent on-campus home facility for Austin Peay softball since the 2000 season, giving the team its first true home facility in the program’s history to that point.
Originally named Lady Govs Field upon its completion in the Spring of 2000, the University renamed the facility in 2011 in honor of longtime administrator Cheryl Holt, who also was the program’s first coach. The current field replaced several off-campus locations that served as the softball program’s home since its formation.
On April 3, 2018, it was announced that the Austin Peay State University Board of Trustees approved the facility naming designation to the Joe and Cathi Maynard Softball Stadium-Cheryl Holt Field in recognition of the Maynards’ contributions and pledged contributions to the athletics department.
Located on the southwest corner of the former football practice field, it is at the center of Austin Peay intercollegiate sports facilities, surrounded by the Dunn Center (basketball/volleyball), Raymond C. Hand Park (baseball) and the Caffee Family Court (beach volleyball) to the west, Morgan Brothers Soccer Field to the north, the Governors Indoor Tennis Center and Fortera Stadium (football) to the east.
Austin Peay has continued to make improvements to Joe and Cathi Maynard Softball Stadium-Cheryl Holt Field since its completion, adding lights in 2003, bricking the dugout in 2005 and backstop in 2007, and replacing the scoreboard in 2014. In 2016 the backstop had padding added, while the dugouts had a rail and netting added in the front. In 2018 an artificial turf halo, with Governors and the school logo on it, was added around the home plate area.
The softball program also has a hitting facility of its own located beyond the right field fence. Constructed in 2005, the facility was enclosed in 2014 to allow practice and instruction during inclement weather.