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Adjacent to the Smith Softball Complex, the Hall of Fame showcases softball displays and provides information about the Nebraska Amateur Softball Association and Nebraska Softball Foundation. It pays tribute to the individuals, organizations, and communities who have contributed to the game of softball in Nebraska.

Constructed in 1995, the Bill Smith Softball Complex at Prairie Ridge Park has gained a reputation as one of the premier softball facilities in the nation. The complex hosts state, regional, and national tournaments, is home of the Hastings College Lady Bronco softball team and accommodates the local youth and adult softball leagues.

The Smith Softball Complex boasts:

  • Six Lighted softball fields
  • "Agri-Lime" infields which absorb moisture and virtually eliminate rainout games
  • A "championship field" featuring a 27-foot inning-by-inning scoreboard
  • Three-level clubhouse with: restrooms, concessions, souvenir stand, lounge/bar, game room and mezzanine level observation deck.

In addition to the Smith Softball Complex, Prairie Ridge Park has one lighted baseball field used by the American Legion baseball program and four soccer fields currently under development.

Attractions and Upcoming Events

The Stein Building

For more than 30 years after the turn of the century, the Stein Brothers Store provided quality merchandise from all over the world to south central Nebraska shoppers. Located at 620 West Second Street, the Stein building was easily identifiable by the unique lion'

Hastings, NE National Register

The Kool-Aid Birth Place

This building is known locally as the birthplace of Kool-Aid. More accurately, it was the home of the Perkins Products Company, the manufacturing and retail enterprise of Kool-Aid inventor Edwin E. Perkins and his family. The company was housed here from 1923 until 1931

Hastings, NE Famous Homes

Sandhill Crane Migration

Fossil records reveal the sandhill cranes have been visiting this region for more than nine million years. For five weeks each spring, visitors to the Platte River valley in south-central Nebraska can enjoy the symphony of sounds and dancing rituals of 90 percent of the world'

Hastings, NE Recreation

The Strand Theatre

Studded in bright lights, the Strand Theatre marquee heralded first-run showings of such movie classics as "From Here to Eternity" and "The sound of Music." For almost seventy years the Strand was the grand dame of motion picture entertainment in Hastings. The Strand'

Hastings, NE Theatres

Chautauqua Pavilion

In November 1905

Hastings, NE National Register

Things to do near Hastings, NE

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