Undergoing constant renovation, the stadium features are steadily changing and growing to increase the fan and player amenities.
During that time, the Mavericks amassed a home record of 23-28 at Turnpike Stadium while sporting a 35-26 mark at Randoll Mill Park.
Originally named the Arlington Athletic Center, the stadium was built in conjunction with the softball venue, now known as Allan Saxe Field, on the southwestern most corner of the University campus.
Change has been a constant at the home of the Mavericks as UTA fans and visitors to the facility would be hard-pressed to go to Clay Gould Ballpark consistently in any five-year period without noticing a major upgrade or renovation.
[3] Prior to the 1994 season, the Arlington Athletic Center was renamed to Allan Saxe Field after popular Professor Allan Saxe's gifts made renovations possible, which included a new press box, replacing the previous open-air facility, a rebuilt grandstand, a shaded canopy over a portion of the seats, and a new lighting system.
[6] The renaming was urged by Professor Saxe and coincided with a fundraiser to further enhance the stadium, with a new exterior and entryway, press box improvements, replacement of a chain link outfield fence with wooden fencing and a batters eye, expanded seating capacity and a new state-of-the-art lighting system, replacing the inadequate existing lights to allow the stadium to play night games for the first time.
[7][8] Clay Gould's memorial plaque was unveiled at the main entryway during the dedication of the newly renamed stadium on April 26, 2003, prior to a conference game with Louisiana-Monroe.
A Daktronics Prostar LED Display video board replaced the older, outdated scoreboard in left center field in 2009.
[11] The Justin D. Wilson batting facility was funded with a large portion of previously approved bond proceeds, but also included philanthropic support.
The funds financed work that included the construction of a clubhouse on stadium grounds near the first base side, next to the indoor practice facility.
Clay Gould Ballpark routinely hosts major opponents, including the Big XII's Baylor, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU and Texas Tech, the Pac-12's Utah, the SEC's Alabama, Arkansas and Texas A&M and the Big Ten's Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska and Northwestern.
For the 2023 season, notable home games scheduled at Clay Gould Ballpark are TCU, Oklahoma and Dallas Baptist as well as five three-game series' against Sun Belt conference opponents, including in-state rival Texas State.
The Mavericks have played TCU at Clay Gould a record 81 times, more than any other team, followed by former Southland Conference foes McNeese State and Lamar with 62 and 57 respectively.
[14] Besides UT Arlington baseball, the diamond has played host to the Texas State Junior College Tournament, the state American Amateur Baseball Congress Connie Mack and American Legion Tournaments and numerous high school playoff games.
Nolan Ryan, Alex Rodriguez, Roger Clemens, Ozzie Smith and Ian Kinsler have made appearances at the ballpark for individual workouts, commercials, camps and clinics.