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GENERAL INFO MEDIA INFO COACHES/STAFF PLAYERS 5 OPPONENTS REVIEW RECORDS & HONORS VOLMANAC 2019 TENNESSEE BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE | @VOL_BASEBALL MEDIA INFORMATION Media Services ers, public address announcer and scoreboard operator. The 2019 University of Tennessee Baseball Media Guide is Also located on the press level are two radio booths and published primarily as a source of information for mem- a television/VIP booth. Admission to the press box is by bers of the media. Requests for additional informa- credential only. tion, interviews and photographs should be directed to Assistant Director for Media Relations Sean Barows. Press Box Services Updated cumulative statistics, game notes and score- cards, along with team rosters, will be available in the Media Relations press box at each home game. A final box score will be Contact Info compiled and distributed at the completion of each game. An official scorer is assigned to all home games, and Sean Barows Sean Barows will keep the media informed of all scoring Office: (865) 974-7478 decisions, notable facts and records. Cell: (561) 312-9432 Email: [email protected] Telephones The Lindsey Nelson Stadium press box is equipped Sean Barows with one telephone for use by the media only. Each radio booth is equipped with two courtesy phone lines and an Media Relations Department ISDN line, use of which will be granted on a reciprocal The Tennessee Athletics Media Relations Department is basis. Visiting radio crews needing assistance should located in the Brenda Lawson Athletic Center at 1551 Lake contact Assistant Media Relations Director Sean Barows Loudoun Blvd. The Media Relations office phone number at (865) 974-7478. is (865) 974-1212. The Media Relations fax number is (865) 974-1269. The Lindsey Nelson Stadium press box Internet phone number is (865) 974-3376. High-speed wireless Internet is available in the Lindsey Nelson Stadium press box, including both radio booths Mailing address: Overnight address: and the television booth. There also are a limited number P.O. Box 15016 1551 Lake Loudoun Blvd. of DSL connections available for use by the media in the Knoxville, TN 37901-5016 Knoxville, TN 37996 press box (but not in the radio booths), and phone lines for dial-up access are available as well. Questions regard- Media Credentials ing system requirements can be directed to Thomas Media credentials will be issued to members of the Moats in the UT Athletic Department prior to the day of working media only. Children and other non-workers will the game (865-974-9027 or [email protected]). be prohibited. Requests for credentials should be made The official web site of Tennessee athletics is: by calling or e-mailing Sean Barows at least one day in UTSports.com advance of each home game or series. All credentials not The official web site of the Southeastern Conference is: picked up at the Media Relations Office will be left at the SECSports.com ticket will call window at the entrance of the stadium. Autographs Interview Policy Credentialed members of the media are prohibited Players and coaches are available for interviews during from requesting autographs or equipment at any time. weekly media opportunities or by appointment arranged Should the need arise for an autograph request, notify through Assistant Media Relations Director Sean Barows. the Media Relations Department. Any violation of these Interviews with coaches or players while the team is on guidelines will result in immediate revocation of the cre- the road also should be arranged through Sean Barows. dential and future access. Postgame Interviews LINDSEY NELSON STADIUM Tennessee Head Coach Tony Vitello and select players will be available to meet working members of the media Lindsey Nelson Stadium is located on the cor- following games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Media mem- ner of Pat Head Summitt Street and Todd Helton bers are not permitted in the locker room or clubhouse Drive with the main entrance on Pat Head area at any time. Summitt Street. There is no provision for press Interviews with visiting team members may also be parking at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The best place done on the field, subject to the policy of the visiting to park, however, is the gravel parking lot directly team’s media relations representative. behind the video board in right field or GF4 behind right field. Photographers Lindsey Nelson Stadium Ground Rules Media credentials are required for all photographers and television media. All credentials not picked up at the 1. The field at Lindsey Nelson Stadium is completely Media Relations office will be left at the ticket will call enclosed. The only way a ball can leave the field is in the dugout area, over the fence or through the gate. window at the main entrance of the stadium. Photo decks are located atop the stairwells behind the 2. Dugout limitation - any ball that rolls over the top first- and third-baselines. There are also field-level photo and into the dugout is a dead ball. All of the tartan wells at the far end of each dugout. Both still and tele- lip is live. If the ball hits any part of the dugout, it is a dead ball. vision photographers are welcome to shoot from these locations. Television crews are welcome to film from the 3. The foul poles, flag pole, light standards and score- mezzanine level underneath the press box. board are all outside the park. Photographers will not be permitted in or between the 4. The backstop does not have any apparent holes, dugouts and may not use the weight room to change but the padding has spaces that the ball can lodge locations. in, which would result in a dead ball and rule book applied. The Press Box 5. Tarp area - Any ball that lodges under, behind or in The Lindsey Nelson Stadium press box is for working the cylinder of the tarp is dead. A player can have members of the media only. The press box is located atop one knee on the tarp to make a catch. the grandstand behind home plate and includes space for 6. Do not warm up or hit pepper in the dugout area. working members of the press, official and visiting scor- 6 2019 TENNESSEE BASEBALL MEDIA GUIDE | UTSPORTS.COM GENERAL INFO VOL NETWORK John Wilkerson Play-by-Play Voice of the Volunteers @JWilkersonWNML John Wilkerson enters his 29th season on the Vol Radio Network and his 21st year as Tennessee base- MEDIA INFO ball’s play-by-play announcer. His relationship with Tennessee baseball dates back to 1988 (the same year he graduated from the univer- sity) and has run consecutively since the 1991 season. Wilkerson’s duties have ranged from doing public address at the ballpark to moving over to the broadcast COACHES/STAFF booth where he joined former Vols and current Tennessee Titans announcer Mike Keith. Boasting a nearly unmatched baseball IQ and an encyclopedia-like knowledge of the Vols’ program, Wilkerson has called both of Tennessee’s most recent trips to the NCAA College World Series in 2001 and 2005. In addition to Tennessee baseball, Wilkerson is the scoreboard host for the Vol Network on both football and basketball broadcasts. Formerly morning sports anchor for WIVK and WNOX, he received the Associated Press award for PLAYERS Best Sportscast in the state five times over a six-year period and has been named best Play-by-Play in the state by the Associated Press on three occasions. In addition to his Vol Network assignments in the fall, Wilkerson—who resides in Knoxville with his wife, Pennye—also calls football games for Knoxville OPPONENTS Catholic High School on WNML. Monday through Friday, Wilkerson joins Jimmy Hyams on WNML SportsTalk from 3-7 p.m. Sports Radio WNML AM 990/FM 99.1, the flagship station of the Tennessee baseball radio network, takes to the air again for its 29th season of broadcasting Tennessee Volunteers baseball. The live action will be carried through the Southeastern Conference tournament and any NCAA tournament games. Stations on the network will carry all SEC games, select non-conference games and all postseason action. Most game broadcasts include a 15-minute pregame show that includes player and coach interviews REVIEW RECORDS & HONORS VOLMANAC to bring Vols fans up-to-the-minute information concerning the Tennessee baseball program. Vince Ferrara Color Analyst @VinceSports Joining longtime voice of Vol Baseball John Wilkerson in the Tennessee radio booth for his seventh-straight season will be Vince Ferrara. Born and raised in Tampa, Florida, Vince is a graduate of USF in Tampa with a broadcasting degree. Vol fans can hear Vince on the Vol Network broadcasts of Tennessee football and men’s basketball. He conducts the pregame player interviews for every game in both sports. He’s also a part of the “Kickoff Call-In Show” football pre-game show, as well as handling half-time stats courtside at UT men’s basketball home game broadcasts. Ferrara has been a sports talk show host and play-by-play announcer for Sports Radio WNML in Knoxville since October 2010. He often fills-in on various live shows including “SportsTalk” hosted by John Wilkerson and Jimmy Hyams. He also is the play-by-play voice of the high school football “Game of the Week” on WNML with analyst Will West. You also may see or hear Vince handling fight sports as well. He announces MMA as lead commen- tator/play-by-play announcer for Valor Fights that airs live on pay-per-view via FloCombat.com with replays airing weekly on FOX 43 in Knoxville and WKPT in the Tri-Cities. Ferrara has freelanced as a reporter/correspondent for CBS Sports Radio, Fox Sports Radio, ESPN Radio and Sirius/XM.

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