Table of Contents Operations Letter... 2 Contact Information... 3 2019 FSU Home Schedule... 4 Home field information... 5-6 Sample Timing Sheet... 7 Facility Information... 8 Inclement Weather Policy... 9 Map of Tallahassee... 10 Directions to FSU Softball Complex... 11 Bus Parking Diagram... 12 Hotel Information... 13 Restaurants... 14 Directions to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital... 15 1
SEMINOLE SOFT BA LL Operations Letter Florida State University and the Seminole Softball team would like to welcome you to our campus. This booklet contains great information that will assist you and your team with your stay in the Tallahassee area. In the 2019 Florida State Visiting Team Media Guide, you will find contact information for our coaching staff, softball staff as well as athletic department. Travel information, including maps and directions is also included in this booklet. We also included a sample pre-game timing sheet, the weather policy and information for hotels and restaurants in the Tallahassee area. We have included a visiting team information link in the email. Please complete the form and if you have any questions please contact Antonio Santiago, Director of Softball Operations at alsantiago@fsu.edu. For more information please visit www.seminoles.com/softball-links and click on 2019 Visiting Team Guide in the 2019 Season section. If you have any questions or concerns regarding any of the supplied material and would like to speak with us directly please feel free to contact us. Thank you and enjoy. Sincerely, Florida State University Athletics Facilities and Event Management MAILING ADDRESS: SHIPPING ADDRESS: SOFTBALL OFFICE FAX: FSU Athletics Department FSU Athletics Department 850-645-3201 Softball Office Softball Complex PO Box 3062343 1119 Spirit Way WEBSITE: Tallahassee, FL 32316 Tallahassee, FL 32306 www.seminoles.com 2
Contact Information Administration Softball Operations Deputy Athletics Director/Administration Associate Director of Facilities Cindy Hartmann (Softball Oversight) Bernie Waxman Office: 850-645-2368 Office: 850-644-9940 cmhartmann@fsu.edu bwaxman@fsu.edu FSU Softball Staff Sports Information Director of Softball Operations Scott Moriak Antonio Santiago Office: 850-644-2016 Cell: 850-570-6659 Cell: 715-641-0365 alsantiago@admin.fsu.edu smoriak@fsu.edu Marketing Head Softball Coach Lonni Alameda Marketing Coordinator Cell: 850-274-3042 Ross Shackelford aalameda@admin.fsu.edu Cell: 352-255-1004 Assistant Softball Coach Travis Wilson Cell: 850-491-3062 tdwilson@admin.fsu.edu Assistant Softball Coach Craig Snider Cell: 850-254-5846 wsnider@admin.fsu.edu jshackelford@fsu.edu Athletic Training Softball Athletic Trainer Eunice Hernandez Cell: 850-694-2086 ehernandez@admin.fsu.edu Equipment Head Equipment Manager Robin Ahrberg Office: 850-645-3204 Cell: 405-880-2791 rahrberg@fsu.edu 3
2019 FSU Home Schedule February 8 th, 9 th & 10 th JoAnne Graf Classic (Iowa St., UNCG, UNCW) February 20 th University of South Alabama February 22 nd, 23 rd & 24 th Unconquered Invitational (Samford, Lipscomb, Elon) March 15 th, 16 th & 17 th Notre Dame March 19 th FAMU March 20 th UNF March 22 nd, 23 rd & 24 th NC State April 17 th Florida April 19 th, 20 th & 21 st Boston College April 26 th, 27 th & 28 th - Duke May 8 th, 9 th, 10 th & 11 th 2019 ACC Tournament 4
Home field information SITE: JoAnne Graf Field at The Florida State Softball Complex, Tallahassee, Florida FORMAT: Regular Season Home Competition Format. DUGOUTS: FSU will occupy the 1 st base dugout at all times. NO SEEDS in both dugouts and cages. OFFICIAL SCORING: The Host Team (FSU) will be the official Scorekeeper for all contests; line-ups MUST be turned into the scorekeeper 30 minutes prior to game time. PROTESTS: All protests will be resolved immediately by the umpires on the field. If not then the protesting team will have the right for a written protest forwarded to the NCAA Rules Committee. If this occurs the play will stand and the outcome of the tournament will not be affected by the protested play. See the NCAA Rules Book on protests. PRE-GAME WARM-UP: Once the grounds crew gives the ALL-CLEAR, all infield ground balls will be taken on the field between 1 st and 2 nd base and 2 nd and 3 rd base ONCE ANNOUNCED. This will help facilitate keeping the tournament on time. There will be a maximum of 30 minutes between games. There will be 2 designated areas for warm up as a team which will be done on the 2 nd level of the cages and the Practice Soccer Field which can be used for long toss. PRE-GAME HITTING: ALL HITTING will be done in the batting cages for the designated time for each team that will be listed on the Game Timeline. Plan accordingly. There will be NO hitting on the grass. This includes hit downs or short toss. NO SPIKES will be allowed on both levels of the cages (catchers in the first base pens is OK). FSU will provide all Tees, Balls, Nets, etc. All players not hitting please be aware of the surroundings and make sure that no one is going to get hit with any balls hit into the netting. PRE-GAME ETIQUETTE: Avoid Walking between lines or through the home-plate area. DO NOT SLIDE FEET FIRST in the outfield with spikes or cleats on in warm-up. Use field or turf shoes when doing Dynamic warm-ups in the outfield grass. THERE WILL BE NO PEPPER on the grass. National Anthem is to be respected. UNIFORM STANCE of respect, quiet focus to those that have sacrificed for our great Country. PLEASE return all batting cages back to their original set-up. Playing catch should be done 5 feet inside the foul lines on the both sides of the field. 5
RUN-RULE: All games have the 8 run rule after 5 innings of play FORFIET TIME: Game Time GAME BALLS: FSU will provide the Game Balls BAT TESTING PROTOCAL: BAT TESTING will be administered for all ACC Games only. DUGOUTS: NO SEEDS will be allowed in the dugouts. Please NO CLEATS or standing on the Dugout Benches. INCLEMENT WEATHER: In case of inclement weather, the Game Manager, Umpires & Head Grounds Supervisor will determine the suspension of play. Once play has begun the decision belongs to the home plate umpire (with input from the Game Manager and Ground Supervisor). Please refer to the NCAA & FSU Lightning Safety Policy for protocol and procedures that was provided to the participating teams in the Visiting Team Guide. SUSPENDED & DELAYED COMPETITION: In the case of a game delayed by inclement weather, no game will resume after 11:00 PM, and will continue the following morning at 8:00 AM, or the earliest weather will allow. The games scheduled for that day will be pushed back accordingly. If a game is suspended due to inclement weather, it also shall be played the following morning at 8:00 AM, or the earliest the weather will allow. There will be a Minimum of 20 Minutes for Warm up before resumption of play. If a full day of games is rained out then the entire day will be canceled and the regularly scheduled games will be played as scheduled. BUS DROP OFF/PICK UP & PARKING: Pick up and drop off will be behind the Dick Howser Baseball Stadium Scoreboard on the backside of the Softball Cages. Buses then will need to park the buses at Gate D of the Football Stadium. Buses WILL NOT be able to park at the drop off area. Please see PAGE 12 location map of Gate D. SPECTATOR PARKING: will be made available 2 hours prior to the first game on Friday March 1st, in the lots adjacent to the softball complex. The parking garage located across the street will be open beginning at 4:30 PM, that same day. Parking will be made available in all lots on Saturday and Sunday. LAUNDRY SERVICE: Laundry service is available upon request; please contact our equipment manager to make arrangements. Please know, there is a per-day fee for laundry service. Please contact Robin Ahrberg at (405)880-2791 or by email @ rahrberg@.fsu.edu for details. VIDEO: Please contact Craig Campanozzi, with the Coach s Video Department for any questions regarding video camera set-up, power, etc. You may contact him by phone at (850)644-9127 or by email @ ccampanozzi@fsu.edu for details. No Copies of Video will be provided by FSU Video Department COACHES EJECTION: For the event of a coach being ejected during competition the NCAA protocol for ejections will be followed. Facilities will direct ejected coach to team bus or soccer/softball office. 6
Sample Timing Sheet Visiting Team vs. Home Team Game Day Schedule 6:00 pm 1 st pitch Game 1: Visiting Team (3B Dugout) vs Home Team (1B Dugout) Umpires: (Home Plate Umpire), (1B Umpire), (3B Umpire) Vs 4:15 PM Visiting Team Hitting Time Begins (30 Min.) 4:45 PM Cage Transition time (5 min.) 4:50 PM Home Team Hitting Time Begins (30 Min.) 5:20 PM End of Home team Hitting Time/BP breakdown 5:32 PM Visiting Team pre-game infield (7 min.) 5:40 PM Home Team Pre-Game Infield (7 Min.) 5:47 PM End of Infield / Outfield Warm-up / Field Prep 5:55 PM Coaches / Umpires Meet at Home Plate / Lineups 5:57 PM Player Intro Visiting Team / Home Team 5:58 PM National Anthem 6:00 PM 1 ST Pitch PA ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL BE MADE FOR THE START, END AND 1 MIN. REMAINING MARK FOR BATTING PRACTICE AND INFIELD / OUTFIELD WARM-UPS NO CLEATS OR STANDING ON DUGOUT BENCHES 7
Facility Information RULES AND REGULATIONS Umbrellas are permitted in the softball/soccer stadium, unless they are blocking the view of other patrons. Video recorders and cameras are permitted in the stadium (unless TV or NCAA dictates differently). Operation of these items must not interfere with the ability of others to view the game. Artificial noisemakers are prohibited. Patrons are prohibited from bringing food and /or beverages into the stadium unless required for health or medical purposes. Pets, bikes, skateboards and rollerblades are not permitted into the stadium. Dogs assisting the visually impaired patrons are allowed. The possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages is strictly prohibited. Smoking and the use of tobacco are strictly prohibited. Patrons are not allowed to sit on any railing or in the aisles at any time. Patrons are not permitted into the Team Building at any time during an athletic contest. CONCESSIONS Concessions are located in the esplanade behind the 3 rd base dugout RESTROOMS Public restrooms are located in the esplanade by the front gate PARKING Parking will be made available in all adjacent lots to all spectators 2 hours prior to first pitch. The only exception is the parking garage located on Spirit Way will be opened after 4:30 PM on any weekday. Buses will be required to drop the teams off at the East gate, located behind the Softball Administration building, and then park at Gate D of the football stadium located nearby. A map is located in the back of this packet that will diagram where the bus is to park. BATTING CAGES Cages will be made available prior to the start of the game. Hitting times can be found in the pre-game timing sheet. Other warm up activities can take place on the 2 nd level of the cages. No spikes are allowed inside the cages, except for the catchers who are participating in a bullpen session. TICKET INFORMATION It is free admission to all FSU softball games, except for post season tournaments. 8
Inclement Weather Policy Every effort will be made to start and/or complete a scheduled softball game. If there is adverse or severe weather prior to the start of the game, the decision to play or delay will rest with input from the Head Coaches (both teams), the Administrator in Charge of Soccer/Softball Operations and the Head Umpire. Once the game has started, the Head Umpire will make the decision to suspend, postpone or cancel play. If the two schools cannot agree, the matter will be referred to the conference office. In the case of tournament play the Tournament Director and Head Umpire will make the decision, prior to game time, to suspend, postpone or cancel play. If the game cannot be rescheduled, it will be eliminated. If the game is halted and cannot be resumed that day, the Administrators of the two schools will make every effort to reschedule the game (the next day, if possible). The game day event manager will alert the head umpire and head coach when a lightning advisory is put into effect. Once a lightning warning goes into effect the game day event manager will inform the head umpire, and the game will be suspended for a minimum or 30 minutes, or until given the All Clear. If put into a lightning warning, teams must evacuate to either the team administration building, or to the batting cages. However, once a person evacuates to one or the other, they ARE NOT ALLOWED to move from one to the other. They must wait the entirety of the lightning warning to leave the premise. Indoor Hitting Cages: The indoor hitting cages provide an ideal inclement weather location for batting practice during rain condition and when the infield is being otherwise used. Players, coaches and staff movement to and from the hitting cages poses an unacceptable risk as these personnel are fully exposed to possible lightning strikes. Accordingly, during a Weather Warning all personnel in the baseball and softball hitting cages are to remain in the hitting cages, and personnel not in the hitting cages will not attempt to enter the hitting cages, until such time as the warning has be canceled or until 30 minutes after the last strike has occurred within the 8 mile circle as shown on Telvent DTN MxVision Weather Sentry Online. Cold Weather Policy: Games shall not be played if the RealFeel temperature for the facility on AccuWeather.com is less than 28 degrees. If the temperature at one hour prior to the game is less than 28 degrees, but the forecast indicates the temperature will reach 28 degrees by the start of the game, teams may begin pre-game warm-ups. If the temperature at the start of the game does not reach 28 degrees, the game shall not be played at the scheduled time. The game may be delayed if the forecast indicates the temperature will reach 28 degrees at a later time. Coaches shall communicate with home administrators and event management regarding logistics and other factors influencing the decision to play or delay the game. The home team administrator shall make the final decision with the understanding that they may not overrule the cold weather policy if the temperature at the start of the game has not reached 28 degrees. 9
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Directions to FSU Softball Complex ***Google maps available with each set of directions at http://www.seminoles.com/facilities/softballdriving.html. If you have trouble accessing the internet site above, go to www.seminoles.com and click on Softball and then on Visitor s Guide. FROM: Interstate 10 - Westbound - Exit 209A Head southeast on Exit 209A toward Mahan Dr./SR-10 W/US-90 W Merge onto Mahan Dr./SR-10 W/US-90 W, Continue to follow SR-10 W/US-90 W Continue to follow SR-10 W/US-90 W Turn left on Stadium Dr. W Turn left at Spirit Way FROM: Interstate 10 - Eastbound - Exit 196 Head east on Exit 196 Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Regional Airport/SR-263 S and merge onto Capital Circle NW/SR-263 S Turn left at SR-10 E/W Tennessee St/US-90 E Turn right on Stadium Dr. W Turn left at Spirit Way FROM: HWY 90 West (QUINCY) Head southeast on US-90/Veteran's Memorial Hwy toward S McArthur St Continue to follow US-90 Turn right on Stadium Dr. W Turn left at Spirit Way FROM: Route 319 (Thomasville Rd.) Head southwest on SR-61 S/Thomasville Rd/US-319 S toward Rhea Rd Continue to follow SR-61 S Turn right at SR-10 / E Tennessee St / US-90 Turn left on Stadium Dr. W Turn left at Spirit Way FROM: Tallahassee regional Airport Head west on Capital Circle SW/SR-263 toward General Aviation Turn right at Blountstown HWY /W Pensacola St / SR-20 E / SR-366E Slight right at W Pensacola St / SR-366 E Turn left at Stadium Dr. W Turn right at Spirit Way 11
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Directions to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare 1207 TMH Court Tallahassee, FL 32308 (850) 431-1155 (main) (850) 431-0911 (ER) (850) 431-6824 (Urgent Care Center) Take Stadium Drive north to Tennessee Street. Turn RIGHT onto Tennessee St. / Mahan Drive and go 2.7 miles. Take a LEFT at the light onto Magnolia Drive and go 0.5 mile. Take a RIGHT at light onto Miccosukee Road. Turn LEFT onto TMH Court 15