rim son ▁T ide ▁soft ball ▁team ▁and ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁ 5 th ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Camp us ▁Drive ▁on ▁the ▁n ortheast ▁corner ▁of ▁campus . ▁ ▁The ▁C rim son ▁T ide ' s ▁all - time ▁record ▁at ▁R ho ads ▁Stadium ▁is ▁ 3 1 6 – 5 0 ▁( ). ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁soft ball ▁stad ium ▁affili ated ▁with ▁an ▁individual ▁university ▁with ▁an ▁official ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 3 , 9 4 0 . ▁After ▁they ▁played ▁their ▁first ▁season ▁at ▁S ok ol ▁Park ▁and ▁at ▁Bow ers ▁Park ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁seasons , ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁opened ▁R ho ads ▁Stadium ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁with ▁a ▁ 7 – 1 ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁U AB ▁Bla z ers . ▁ ▁John ▁L . ▁R ho ads ▁was ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Alabama ▁and ▁a ▁long - time ▁partner ▁at ▁account ing ▁firm ▁Ernst ▁& ▁Ernst . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Events ▁hosted ▁While ▁the ▁general ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁R ho ads ▁Stadium ▁is ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide , ▁it ▁has ▁also ▁played ▁host ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁different ▁events ▁including ▁multiple ▁post ▁season ▁NCAA ▁and ▁SE C ▁tournament s , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁marque e ▁exhibition ▁games . ▁ ▁Post ▁season ▁tournament