VILLAGE RULES AND REGULATIONS

Southern Wesleyan University is honored to welcome such accomplished coaches, athletes and distinguished volunteers from around the world. University and community volunteers will do everything in their power to render your stay in the Upstate of South Carolina comfortable and enjoyable. However, we expect our guests to reciprocate by honoring the following World Series Village regulations:

Southern Wesleyan University is an alcohol, drug and tobacco-free environment. Your adherence to this absolute prohibition is expected. Reported violations will be dealt with swiftly by the World Series Tournament Committee with those found guilty being expelled from the Village. This is intended for all players, coaches, managers, umpires and guests.

Damage to private and/or University property will not be tolerated. The team whose member(s) are thought to be responsible for such, automatically forfeits the refunding of the Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) security deposit. Violations should be brought to the attention of World Series or University officials. This refers to all furniture in the rooms, windows and screens, computers, and equipment around campus, including the game room and basketball court in the gym.

It is required that coaches and managers reside in Stuart-Bennett Hall or Childs Hall with their respective team. And whereas the University will have security officers on duty 24-hours a day, the coaches and managers are responsible for the health, safety, welfare and behavior of their athletes. A team's coaches and manager will be held directly and totally responsible for the actions of their team during their stay in the University Village.

The World Series Tournament Committee and University officials expect umpires and their families, as well as other adult guests residing in the apartments, to honor the fact that the University is an alcohol, tobacco and drug-free environment. Violators will be asked to move off-campus.

Whereas local telephone service is free, World Series Village residents are not to assess long-distance charges to the University. Any such charges are the responsibility of the team and will be billed as such with a penalty of $5.00 per minute.

Respect for Clemson Area Transit (CAT) Buses, borrowed vans and other vehicles that may be used by World Series participants is expected. The cost of proven damage will be assessed against the responsible team's deposit. Only authorized team representatives or Big League personnel are permitted to drive the vans.

Only approved World Series personnel are extended meal privileges in the Dining Commons. All others must purchase a meal ticket before eating. Village Residents are required to show their Identification Badge in order to receive their meal.

Professional and or/college scouts are not permitted to speak with Village athletes without permission of the Big League World Series Tournament Committee. Those with permission may use University meeting space to meet with an athlete and his coach or manager. The assistant at the Information Desk can make the arrangements.

Monitored surveillance cameras will insure the security of those in Stuart-Bennett Hall. No one without proper identification is permitted access at any time other than in the lobby. Guest females are not permitted in the elevator or on any of the floors outside of the lobby.

A meeting will be held several mornings for all coaches, managers and university and World Series personnel. The time and place for the meeting will be announced. It is expected that each team will be represented to discuss mutual topics of concern for each day.

TEAM UNIFORMS

Each team will be issued uniforms for each of the players and coaches. Once the team has arrived and checked in at the Information Desk, they will be instructed to go to Folger Auditorium to receive their uniform and have a team picture taken. This is usually completed on Thursday early afternoon. Teams should plan to wear their uniforms to the opening celebration and parade on Friday evening.

Uniform laundry will be provided for those teams who played that day. Each evening, the soiled uniforms need to be in the lobby by 11:30 pm, unless there is a rain delay, then 1 hour after the end of the game. Uniforms should be in the official team laundry bag. If the uniforms are not delivered to the lobby in time for the laundry, it will be the responsibility of the team to see that they are cleaned. The team is responsible to retrieve the cleaned uniform the following morning after they have been laundered.

It will be the responsibility of each individual umpire to deliver his uniform to the lobby of Stuart-Bennett Hall to be laundered, and also it will be his responsibility to retrieve it from the lobby of Stuart-Bennett the following morning after it has been laundered. Umpire uniforms will not be picked up by the SWU staff.

The cleaners will only clean official uniforms. Any personal clothing will be sent back. All belts must be removed or pants will not be laundered. Please double check your laundry bag before it is taken to the dry cleaners.

All uniforms MUST be returned before the team checks out and receives the security deposit refund before they leave the Village.

PRACTICE FIELD GUIDELINES

Please make sure you follow these guidelines in order to provide all teams an opportunity to practice throughout your time here in South Carolina & Southern Wesleyan University.

General Information

• Practice times will be available from 8:00 am until 8:00 pm. Each team may sign up for (1) two hour session per day. Sign-up sheet will be located at the information desk in Stuart-Bennett Dormitory.
  
• All gates will be locked at 8:00 pm. Use of the lights will not be allowed. No admittance to field after 8:00 pm.
  
• Inclement weather or wet field conditions may be a cause for practice times being pushed back or cancelled. Daily Maintenance of field can be expected and will be posted on practice sheet. Please DO NOT try and prepare field, remove tarps or move portable batting cage on to field.
  
  

Field Information

• Do not hit any type of ball into the fence. Use cage and nets for all hitting drills.
  
• Use the outfield for all stretching and arm loosening drills. Do not play pepper or toss in front of dugouts.
  
• Covered batting cage outside of fence should be used for batting practice. Field may be used for fielding work only. No hitting on field.

Any questions may be submitted to Coach Mike Gillespie at extension 5305.

TEAM LODGING
All World Series athletes, coaches and managers will be residents of Southern Wesleyan University's Stuart-Bennett Hall. Each team, its coaches and managers will, when possible, be assigned rooms on the same floor; some teams will need to be split due to the room configuration. Each room is double-occupancy. All rooms in Stuart-Bennett are air-conditioned and are provided with local in-room telephone service. A television lounge is located on each floor of the dormitory. An Information Desk will be staffed during peak hours each day. Any request, need or concern may be brought to the attention of the staff at the desk on the main floor lobby. The specially-designated World Series telephone number is 864-644-6000. CHECK-OUT DEADLINE WILL BE AFTER THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME - TIME TBD.