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MEMORANDUM TO: Mid-American Conference Head Baseball Coaches & Sport Administrators FROM: Jeff Bacon, Associate Commissioner, Mid-American Conference DATE: March 11, 2014 RE: 2014 MAC Baseball Season Reminders Please allow this Memorandum to serve as an overview of the 2014 MAC Baseball Season, and to provide some initial reminders as the season gets underway. Conference Contacts Should and inquiries or issues arise throughout the season, please contact Jeff Bacon via cell, text or e-mail. Media specific questions (website, statistics, etc.) may be directed to Jeremy Guy. Jeff Bacon, Baseball Liaison Jeremy Guy, Baseball Media Relations Cell: 330-283-2819 Cell: 440-487-6915 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Rich Fetchiet, Coordinator of Umpires Cell: (734) 637-2861 E-Mail: [email protected] Sport Operating Code The MAC Baseball Sport Operating Code, attached to this Memorandum, provides an overview of all Conference Rules and Regulations. In the event that a rule is not addressed by the MAC Baseball Sport Operating Code, NCAA Rules shall apply. Please review the Code and keep this Code accessible as a reference throughout the season. Game Balls The Rawlings R1-NCAA and R200 are the only approved game balls for MAC competition. Scouting / Exchange No in person scouting of advance opponents is permitted, per NCAA Rules. There is an exception for Tournaments at the same site under the same designation (e.g., MAC Tournament). Pre-Game Protocols Please note the pre-game protocols outlined in the Sport Operating Code, attached. Travel Squad The Travel Squad limit for MAC competition is 27 participating student-athletes (excluding one spring trip – no limit). There is no regular season Travel Party limit (number of coaches, staff, etc.). Umpire Fees Flat Fees for the 2014 Season are $900/weekend series for the crew chief and $800/weekend series for other umpires. 24 Public Square, 15th Floor ● Cleveland, Ohio 44113 [O] 216.566.4622 ● [F] 216.696.2622 ● www.mac-sports.com Umpire Evaluations Please be sure to complete umpire evaluations on a regular basis and submit the same to the MAC Coordinator of Umpires on a weekly basis. Weather / Games Times & Dates Should weather dictate, games times and dates may be adjusted. Decisions to start a game, to change the start time or to adjust the day of game are under the discretion of the home team administration. Once a game begins, the decision to stop the game rests solely with the umpires. The conference office (Jeff Bacon / [email protected]) must be notified of all game time/day changes. Please refer to the Sport Operating Code, attached, for complete game change regulations and application of the halted game rule. Site Switches Site switches to a nearby playable field/venue are permitted with approval of the visiting team and the conference office. In the event that a site switch is required, the home team should first contact the conference office to review alternatives that may be presented to the visiting team. In some occasions, a switch to the visiting team site may be permitted. In these instances, the following protocols shall apply: • Teams shall remain designated as original Home and Away Teams per the MAC Baseball Schedule and shall not switch. (the “Home” Team is the team that in this case has travelled to the site being utilized for play, and the “Visiting” Team is the team that regularly plays at the site being utilized) • The visiting team shall continue to wear road uniforms and the home team shall continue to wear home uniforms. • The visiting team shall continue to hit at the top of the inning. • The visiting team shall use the home dugout and the home team shall use the visiting dugout. • The home team shall notify the MAC Coordinator of Umpires and will ensure that assigned umpires are available for the site change. The following financial arrangement is suggested. Institutions are free to negotiate their own financial agreement. • Umpires. The home team is responsible for the payment of umpires. • Team Travel. The visiting team will reimburse the home team for hotel, bus and meal expensed incurred. • Operational Costs. The home team will reimburse the visiting team for costs associated with game operations (PA, music, grounds crew, etc.) 2014 MAC Tournament – Cleat Reimbursement The 2014 Tournament will again be held at All Pro Freight Stadium in Avon, Ohio, where the top eight teams in the league (overall record regardless of division) will compete in a double elimination tournament May 21st – 25th. Complete Tournament information will be sent to all teams on or around April 18th. The Lake Erie Crushers will reimburse all teams, regardless of qualification for the Tournament, for the costs of purchasing one pair of molded cleats for all NEW players other than non-hitting pitchers. Only non-hitting pitchers may use metal cleats on the All-Pro Freight Stadium surface. Players may only receive this re-imbursement once during their collegiate career. To be reimbursed for molded cleat purchases from the 2013-14 Season (incoming/new players/catchers only), please submit a list of names and the cost per cleat to Paul Siegwarth at the Lake Erie Crushers ([email protected]). Jeff Bacon MAC Associate Commissioner / Conference Baseball Liaison 2 MAC BASEBALL COACHES DIRECTORY 2013-14 (as of 1/30/14) Akron: Head Coach: Rick Rembielak Buffalo: Head Coach: Ron Torgalski University of Akron University at Buffalo Stile Field House, Suite 297 163 Alumni Arena 289 South Union Street Buffalo, NY 14260 Akron, OH 44325-6302 Phone: (716) 645-6834 Phone: (330) 972-7290 Cell: (716) 432-3337 Cell: (330) 786-7335 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Administrator: Kathy Twist Administrator: Paul Hammond Phone: (716) 645-6866 Phone: (330) 972-8102 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Ball State: Head Coach: Rich Maloney CMU: Head Coach: Steve Jaksa Ball State Athletics Central Michigan University HP 386K 120 Rose Center Muncie, IN 47306 Mount Pleasant, MI 48859 Phone: (765) 285-8911 Phone: (989) 774-4392 Cell: (734) 645-2494 Cell: (989) 560-1845 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Administrator: Bill Scholl Administrator: Brad Wachler Phone: (765) 285-5625 Phone: (989) 774-1904 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] BGSU: Head Coach: Danny Schmitz EMU: Head Coach: Jay Alexander Bowling Green State University Eastern Michigan University Athletic Department 200 Bowen Field House Perry Stadium East Ypsilanti, MI 48197 Bowling Green, OH 43403 Phone: (734) 487-0315 Phone: (419) 372-7065 Cell: (313) 283-8561 Cell: (419) 308-2757 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Administrator: Chris Hoppe Administrator: Lesley Irvine Phone: (734) 487-3263 Phone: (419) 372-7056 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Kent State: Head Coach: Jeff Duncan Kent State University Ohio: Head Coach: Rob Smith Attn: Baseball Ohio University PO Box 5190 Intercollegiate Athletics Kent, OH 44242 Convocation Center Phone: (330) 672-8432 Athens, OH 45701 Cell: (765) 337-5410 Phone: (740) 593-1180 E-mail: [email protected] Cell: (402) 637-1629 E-mail: [email protected] Administrator: Janet Kittell Phone: (330) 672-8401 Administrator: Jim Schaus E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (740) 593-0983 E-mail: [email protected] Miami: Head Coach: Danny Hayden Miami University Toledo: Head Coach: Cory Mee 230 Millet Hall University of Toledo Oxford, OH 45056 Athletic Department-MS 408 Phone: (513) 529-TBD 2801 W. Bancroft Street Cell: (513) 702-7675 Toledo, OH 43606 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (419) 530-6263 Cell: (419) 265-3424 Administrator: Jude Killy E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (513) 529-8097 E-mail: [email protected] Administrator: Kelly Andrews Phone: (419) 530-2810 NIU: Head Coach: Ed Mathey E-mail: [email protected] Northern Illinois University Intercollegiate Athletics WMU: Head Coach: Billy Gernon Convocation Center 224A Western Michigan University DeKalb, IL 60115 1903 W. Michigan Avenue Phone: (815) 753-2225 Kalamazoo, MI 49008 Cell: (815) 751-2550 Phone: (269) 276-3205 E-mail: [email protected] Cell: (269) 366-0919 E-mail: [email protected] Administrator: Christian Spears Phone: (815) 753-9494 Administrator: Jeff Stone E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (269) 387-3082 E-mail: [email protected] MAC: Jeff Bacon 24 Public Square, 15th Floor Cleveland, OH 44113 Work: (216) 566-4622 ext. 316 Cell: (330) 283-2819 E-Mail: [email protected] Officials: Richard Fetchiet 4083 Lake Forest Drive E. Ann Arbor, MI 48108 Cell: (734) 637-2861 Home: (734) 913-6078 Office: (734) 647-4016 E-Mail: [email protected] MAC Media: Jeremy Guy 24 Public Square 15th Floor Cleveland, OH 44113 Work: (216) 566-4622 ext. 303 Cell: (440) 487-6915 E-mail: [email protected] Chapter II - Baseball A. Regular Season 1. Rules a. All conference competition shall be governed by NCAA rules. b. The visiting team shall notify the host team's head coach of the team's accommodations for notification of any schedule changes. 2. Scheduling/Procedures a. Conference competition shall consist of a 9-week, 27-game schedule of nine three-game series with play on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, except for the last week of the regular season in which games may be played on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. b. Conference games shall be scheduled to allow three games per three- day weekend, allowing for a single game on each day. All games shall be nine-inning games. c. It is strongly recommended that non-conference games be scheduled with NCAA Division I institutions. d.