A new baseball and softball stadium project was announced on July 30, 1999, and unanimously approved by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents on April 1, 2000.

[2] Then-NU head coach Dave Van Horn and representatives from the DLR Group toured stadiums throughout the region for inspiration in the design process; the prominent brick and open concourse of Haymarket Park can be seen at venues including Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City and Franklin Covey Field (now Smith's Ballpark) in Salt Lake City.

However, NU elected to finish the season at Buck Beltzer Stadium, where the Cornhuskers swept Rice to advance to the program's first College World Series.

[6] The highest recorded attendance at Hawks Field was on April 14, 2006, when an overflow crowd of 8,757 watched fourth-ranked Nebraska defeat Texas A&M 4–3.

[8] NU and LPB signed a thirty-five year lease with no charged property tax or insurance fees and are jointly responsible for facility maintenance.

Nebraska constructed the $4.75 million Alex Gordon Training Complex in 2011, adjacent to Bowlin Stadium and just northeast of Hawks Field.

The facility was named for former NU All-American and Major League Baseball All-Star Alex Gordon, who donated one million dollars to the project.