Athletic Facilities

Hastings College has some of the best athletic facilities in the country at the NAIA level with one of the most unique baseball stadiums to an athletic complex that is a must see.

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Osborne Family Sports Complex

Hastings College athletics offers tremendous facilities for athletes and nonathletes. With the completion of the $14.5 million Osborne Family Sports Complex, Hastings College boasts one of the finest athletic facilities in the nation at the NAIA level.

A life-sized bronze statue of a riderless horse was dedicated at Hastings College on Friday, October 4, 2013 in front of Lynn Farrell Arena. A memorial to the late Bobby Gottsch, the statue is entitled "To Be a Difference Maker". Hastings artist Dave Biehl, DVM, sculpted the bronze which was commissioned and donated by businessman Fred A. Bosselman.

Lloyd Wilson Field

The stadium has seating for 2,200 people on the home side and 800 on the visitors side, including approx. 30 spaces for wheelchairs The facility offers enough parking for 706 vehicles, 508 on the west and 198 on the east The stadium and field are situated on 120,640 square feet of land The two locker rooms serve as home base for the Hastings College Broncos and the Hastings High Tigers Hastings College was the first small college in the state of Nebraska to install field turf The press box includes a copy machine, printer, 14 active phone lines, internet access, four media boots, two coaches’ booths and one restroom

The new video scoreboard was installed during the summer of 2023 which enhances the game day experience for fans and players alike. Along with motion graphics, instant replay is also something everyone can enjoy during home football and soccer games.

Lynn Farrell Arena

The sports arena opened its doors in the fall of 2002. The volleyball and basketball teams play in front of a home crowd capacity of 2,300 fans in a beautiful, top-loading gymnasium. The gymnasium floor got an overhaul in the summer of 2015 and incorporates two different shades of wood which adds new appealing dimensions to the arena.

Above the gym floor sits the Gottsch Weight Room. 

This 5,000 square foot air-conditioned facility contains state-of-the-art weight and cardio equipment to insure that all HC students have the opportunity to improve their physical condition. Also included within the arena is a fully equipped training room where athletes can be treated by our two full-time athletic trainers and student trainers.

The training room provides excellent treatment and care to help with physical, preventative, and rehabilitation therapy. Additional features of the facility include a 1,000 square foot legacy room with a view to the arena, as well as the Fleharty Center, which houses 23 faculty offices, two computer classrooms, and four classroom/conference rooms.

Duncan Field

This field was originally called Pershing Field. It was built just before the start of World War II. The depression was still a factor but Hastings civic leaders saw the future and it resulted in the decision to go ahead and build a stadium. It was dedicated on October 7th 1941, just two months to the day before the attack on Pearl Harbor. The field was renamed after Donald Duncan shortly after his death in 1948. It is located on the corner of Elm and South Street. It is a large park and the distance to the outfield fence is a pitcher's dream.

Field dimensions are: 370 ft. left 367 ft. right 405 ft. power alleys 408 ft. center

Duncan field was the home of the Hastings Giants in the class "D" Nebraska State League from 1956
through 1959. They were a farm team of the New York/San Francisco Giants. The league was owned by
Major League Baseball and players in the league were basically rookies. Attendance was over 28
thousand in 1956 but dropped to just over 10,000 in the last year of the league in 1959.
In 1959 Hastings was host to the American Legion National Championship. Over 23,000 fans attended
the event held in early September 1959. Thomas A. Edison Post 187 from Detroit Michigan lost their first
game but won the double elimination tournament. Other teams in the finals were from Hampton
Virginia, West Hartford Conn. and Phoenix Arizona. Fred Bowen Jr., a short stop on the first place team
from Detroit was named the player of the year.
The success of the 1959 American Legion World Series led to Hastings hosting the tournament in 1960
also. New Orleans Louisiana Post 125 was the winner of the series. The young men from Jesuit High in
New Orleans were coached by Kevin Trowes and featured Rusty Staub, Pat Screen and Dick Roniger.
They defeated Billing Montana in the finals.
In 1961, Hastings hosted the American Legion Series for the third straight year. A team from Phoenix
Arizona won the championship with Cincinnati Ohio post 554 coming in second. The streak of
tournaments ended at three as Bismark North Dakota was selected to host the 1962 series.
Hastings was selected to host the American Legion World Series in 1969. Portland Oregan post 105 won
the tournament with Towson Maryland as the runner up.
If you want to know more about the fields in Nebraska that have hosted the American Legion National
Championship click here.