Sherman Carter Memorial Stadium

Radford University transformed its baseball program in April of 2011 by opening a brand-new stadium and making the first significant adjustment to its home park since opening in 1986. Then in 2021 the Highlanders revamped the program by installing a new turf field.

The stadium opened on April 8, 2011 when the Highlanders hosted VMI in the first game of a Big South series and changed the baseball experience in the New River Valley.

On April 29, 2017; Radford Athletics held a naming ceremony as the stadium will now be forever known as Sherman Carter Memorial Stadium. In addition to the stadium receiving a name, the field will be named in honor of Abie Williams, combining to don the name of Williams Field at Carter Memorial Stadium.

A project unlike any before in the history of Radford Athletics, the stadium was completely privately funded through the Radford University Athletics Foundation, through the efforts of the Highlander Club. It gives the program a stadium that is capable of hosting high-level competition, including the Big South Tournament.

Using structural elements of the existing facility, an 800-seat grandstand was constructed on top. Spectators are closer to the action than ever before, with the first row of red, chair-backed seats beginning three feet from the backstop. Sight lines in the grandstand are directed at the center of the field of play.In addition to the grandstand, seating is also available down the left field line on a grass berm.

A spacious main concourse level is positioned at the top of the grandstand. In addition, a new press box and state-of-the-art sound system provided the finishing touches.

For the first time ever, the Highlanders will have the capability to host night games. The stadium features lighting standards that meet the requirements of NCAA Regional Tournament host sites.

In addition to the stadium, the actual grounds and dugouts saw a complete overhaul in the fall of 2009, setting the stage for the stadium improvements. One of the finest natural playing surfaces in the region, Carolina Green Corp. Athletic Field Construction was in charge of a project that included a new sod, a laser-graded surface of sand-based Tuckahoe bluegrass, and a new irrigation and drainage system underneath the field. New dugouts were also built to fit the changing needs of the program. Both dugouts are 74 feet long, include a deeper bench area with steps up to the field, restrooms, and expanded storage space on either side.

The artificial turf project was privately unded through an anonymous donor, broke ground in November 2020 and was completed in Februrary 2021. FieldTurf, Inc., a world leader with over 20,000 artifical turf field installations worldwide, installed the field which replaces the natural grass surface that has been in place since the stadium's opening.