Media Information

MEDIA SERVICES

The West Virginia University athletics communications office will be available throughout the 2022 baseball season to accommodate any media requests. The following are some guidelines that should make it easy for media members to cover the Mountaineers. Any additional questions should be directed to Assistant Director of Athletics Communications Joe Mitchin.

CREDENTIALS

Credentials for the 2022 baseball season can be picked up on game days at Gate A outside Monongalia County Ballpark starting two hours before the game. You may request a credential by emailing WVU baseball contact Joe Mitchin at jmitchin@ mail.wvu.edu. Credentials can be requested up until 24 hours prior to the start of each home game.

ADMITTANCE

Based on the West Virginia University mask update on Feb. 16, masks are encouraged, especially for unvaccinated individuals, but not required when inside the press box at Monongalia County Ballpark.

PRESS ROOM

A limited amount of seating will be available in the press room at Monongalia County Ballpark. Masks are encouraged inside the press box. Due to press room capacity, only a limited number of media members will be credentialed. If space permits, only one media member per outlet will be credentialed.

PRESS ROOM SERVICES

Game notes will be available digitally at WVUsports.com. A limited supply of physical games notes will be distributed on game day.

Statistics – Stat sheets, lineups and play-by-play will not be passed out at games this season. As in the past,

StatBroadcast live stats will be available online throughout the game. Final Stats – A copy of final statistics will be available for pick-up after the game at a designated location and also will be available online.

POSTGAME PRESS ROOM

Due to postgame cleaning protocols, the press room is available for two hours after the conclusion of the final postgame interview. Please make other working arrangements if the two-hour closing time is not sufficient for your needs. Please remember the closing time is not two hours after the conclusion of the game, rather two hours after the conclusion of interviews.

PHOTOGRAPHY/ VIDEOGRAPHY

In accordance with updated Big 12 policy, media photographers and videographers will be granted field-level access this season. Photographers and videographers will have the opportunity to work at the concourse level of the ballpark and/or field-level camera wells with the understanding of a continued, committed effort to maintain social distancing.

INTERVIEWS

Postgame interviews will resume on the field for credentialed media following the conclusion of each home game this season, with an understanding of proper social-distance practices. Coach Randy Mazey and selected players will be made available.

Any member of the media wishing to interview a player or a member of the coaching staff during the week should contact WVU baseball/assistant director of athletics communications Joe Mitchin, via email (jmitchin@mail.wvu.edu) or phone (304293-2821), at least 24 hours in advance. Cell phone numbers will not be provided, and all WVU student-athletes have been instructed to not conduct interviews without prior approval from the athletics communications staff.

DIRECTIONS TO MONONGALIA COUNTY BALLPARK

2040 Gyorko Dr. Granville, WV 26534

FROM INTERSTATE 79 (NORTH)

• Take the University Town Centre Drive exit (mile marker 153) and turn right at the light. •Proceed on University Town Centre Drive straight up the hill. •Monongalia Ballpark is ahead on the left. • The approximate distance from I-79 to

Monongalia County Ballpark is 1 mile.

FROM INTERSTATE 79 (SOUTH)

• Take the University Town Center Drive exit (mile marker 153). • At the traffic circle, use the left lane to take the third exit onto University Town

Centre Drive. •Proceed on University Town Centre Drive through the light and straight up the hill. •Monongalia Ballpark is ahead on the left. • The approximate distance from I-79 to

Monongalia County Ballpark is 1 mile.

FROM INTERSTATE 68 (EAST AND WEST)

• Take the Pierpont Road/Airport (mile marker 7) and follow signs towards the football stadium. • At the second traffic light off the interstate, turn left and travel up Easton

Hill. •Enter the roundabout and take the second exit onto Route 705 and stay on this highway as it becomes Chestnut

Ridge Road. • Turn left onto Van Voorhis Road. The road becomes Patteson Drive. •Proceed up Patteson Drive and turn right onto Monongahela Boulevard/US-19

North. • Veer left onto Chaplin Road and turn left at the traffic light onto University Town

Centre Drive. •Proceed on University Town Centre Drive through two lights and straight up the hill past Wal-Mart. •Monongalia Ballpark is ahead on the right. • The approximate distance from I-68 to

Monongalia County Ballpark is 9.5 miles.