Dear Coach or Administrator: FGCU Athletics is excited for the opportunity to host your team during the 2019 season. We aim to make your experience in Fort Myers, FL and at Florida Gulf Coast University as pleasant as possible. We are pleased to present this Visiting Team Guide to you to help familiarize your team with the various details and processes for the operation of Baseball games and events hosted by FGCU at Swanson Stadium. In this information, you will find contact information, travel information (maps and directions), facility information, game management information, ticket information, and all other helpful information pertinent to your visit. Please review the materials that follow and share with the appropriate personnel. Items contained in this document are subject to change based on various confounding factors involved with game day such as weather. Along with this guide, you will receive a visiting team information form. Please fill out this form and return to me so we can be sure to plan accordingly to help accommodate your needs. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to contact me directly. Sincerely, Michael Miller Associate AD, Facilities & Operations FGCU Athletics O: 239-590-7096 C: 949-307-1647 E: [email protected] . (HOME TEAM LISTED FIRST) FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2019 FGCU VS. BETHUNE-COOKMAN 6:30 PM SWANSON STADIUM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2019 FGCU VS. BETHUNE-COOKMAN 2:00 PM SWANSON STADIUM SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2019 FGCU VS. BETHUNE-COOKMAN 1:00 PM SWANSON STADIUM MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2019 FGCU VS. OHIO STATE 5:00 PM SWANSON STADIUM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2019 FGCU VS. LIU BROOKLYN 6:30 PM SWANSON STADIUM SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2019 FGCU VS. LIU BROOKLYN 11:00 AM SWANSON STADIUM SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2019 FGCU VS. LIU BROOKLYN 1:00 PM SWANSON STADIUM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2019 FGCU VS. SIENA 6:30 PM SWANSON STADIUM FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019 FGCU VS. SIENA 6:30 PM SWANSON STADIUM SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2019 FGCU VS. SIENA (DH) 1:00 PM SWANSON STADIUM FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2019 FGCU VS. QUINNIPIAC 6:30 PM SWANSON STADIUM SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2019 FGCU VS. QUINNIPIAC 2:00 PM SWANSON STADIUM SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2019 FGCU VS. QUINNIPIAC 11:00 AM SWANSON STADIUM FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2019 FGCU VS. RUTGERS 6:30 PM SWANSON STADIUM SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2019 FGCU VS. RUTGERS 2:00 PM SWANSON STADIUM SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2019 FGCU VS. RUTGERS 11:00 AM SWANSON STADIUM TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2019 FGCU VS. FAU 6:30 PM SWANSON STADIUM TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2019 FGCU VS. FIU 6:30 PM SWANSON STADIUM FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 2019 FGCU VS. TOWSON 6:30 PM SWANSON STADIUM SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2019 FGCU VS. TOWSON 2:00 PM SWANSON STADIUM SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 2019 FGCU VS. TOWSON NOON SWANSON STADIUM FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2019 FGCU VS. LIPSCOMB* 6:30 PM SWANSON STADIUM SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2019 FGCU VS. LIPSCOMB* 2:00 PM SWANSON STADIUM SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 2019 FGCU VS. LIPSCOMB* 1:00 PM SWANSON STADIUM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2019 FGCU VS. MIAMI 6:30 PM SWANSON STADIUM THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2019 FGCU VS. JACKSONVILLE* 6:30 PM SWANSON STADIUM FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2019 FGCU VS. JACKSONVILLE* 2:00 PM SWANSON STADIUM SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2019 FGCU VS. JACKSONVILLE* 1:00 PM SWANSON STADIUM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2019 FGCU VS. USF 6:30 PM SWANSON STADIUM FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2019 FGCU VS. NORTH ALABAMA* 6:30 PM SWANSON STADIUM SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2019 FGCU VS. NORTH ALABAMA* 2:00 PM SWANSON STADIUM SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 FGCU VS. NORTH ALABAMA* 1:00 PM SWANSON STADIUM THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2019 FGCU VS. LIBERTY* 6:30 PM SWANSON STADIUM FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2019 FGCU VS. LIBERTY* 6:30 PM SWANSON STADIUM SATURDAY, MAY 18, 2019 FGCU VS. LIBERTY* 1:00 PM SWANSON STADIUM *Denotes a Conference Game FOUNDED: 1991 CONFERENCE: ASUN OPENED: 1997 STADIUM: Swanson Stadium ENROLLMENT: 15,080 AFFLIATION: NCAA I-AAA COLORS: Cobalt Blue (PMS 288) PRESIDENT: Dr. Michael Martin Emerald Green (PMS 3415) DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Ken Kavanagh NICKNAME: Eagles Made possible by the perpetual support of Duane and Cookie Swanson, Swanson Stadium opened on February 1, 2004 with a 20-2 win over Ed Waters College before a capacity crowd. Since its Grand Opening, Swanson Stadium has been home to an FGCU Baseball program, which quickly rose to national prominence from its 2002 inception. From 2008-2010, the FGCU Baseball program won back-to-back-to-back Atlantic Sun Conference Championships, was fast tracked to NCAA Division I membership, and produced two major leaguers in Chris Sale and Casey Coleman. At the center of the FGCU Athletic Complex, Swanson Stadium’s palm tree backdrop in the outfield, fitting for Southwest Florida, gives fans a beautiful view during Baseball games. In addition to its attractive surroundings, the 850-seat Swanson Stadium was built with a press box underneath the stands behind home plate and contains a permanent sound system for fans to take in the entire ambiance involved with America’s favorite past time. Swanson Stadium also arms the FGCU Baseball program with a facility to compete for a birth in the College World Series each year. Swanson Stadium is also known for its playing surface, which is considered the best collegiate baseball playing surface in the region, rivaling those of many Major League Baseball spring training complexes in the state of Florida. Originally designed for future expansion, Swanson Stadium has seen many improvements in recent years. In 2009, the new Outdoor Sports Complex (OSC) was built down the right field line of Swanson Stadium, which provided the baseball team with locker rooms, coach’s offices, a training room, and equipment room fitting of a Division I baseball program. The OSC also provided fans with Concessions and Restrooms down the right field line. Since the Outdoor Sports Complex (OSC) was built in the location of the original batting cages, a new lighted and covered hitting facility was built for the baseball team down the left field line of Swanson Stadium, complete with three hitting tunnels, as well as an open hitting area to allow the team extra hitting during all times of the day. Improvements continued in the summer of 2011, when the stadium was retrofitted with a permanent roof over the grandstands as well as adding shade structures over the ADA seating sections on the main level. All of the existing seating was removed and replaced with new chairback seats that match the school’s official Green and Blue colors. During the stadium renovation, large graphic panels were added between the roof support columns aimed to display the achievements and history of FGCU Baseball. Continued improvements were made to the stadium in the following summer of 2012 with the dugout expansion, which saw the dugouts double in size as they were extended outward and protective fences were installed in front. The following spring, the original press box was demolished and replaced with a brand new press box, which increased the size of the main press/media area, as well as adding field level suites on both sides of the main press area. Swanson Stadium improvements continued in the Summer of 2013 with the retrofitting of the lights to new Musco lighting. In the Fall of 2015, the outfield fence was reconfigured and new bullpens were built with the visiting bullpen moving to beyond Right Center Field and a new Home bullpen was created just beyond the 3rd base dugout. Then in the Fall of 2018, new wall padding was added around all of the fencing at Swanson Stadium to help improve the safety of the facility, as well as the aesthetic of the complex. Currently, a complete master plan for Swanson Stadium is being formulated to continue gradual improvements to the complex over the next 5-10 years. Facility Information: Attendance Records: Opened: February 1, 2004 2,074 – Baseball vs. Miami – March 29, 2017 Capacity: 1500 2,062 – Baseball vs. Notre Dame – March 16, 2007 Grandstand Chair back Seating – 973 1,982 – Baseball vs. Miami – March 28, 2018 ADA Seating – 20 1,568 – Baseball vs. Michigan – February 29, 2012 Renovations: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018 1,246 – Baseball vs. Central Michigan – February 19, 2009 Lights: Musco Lighting - (1st Ever NCAA Division I Baseball Game) Playing Surface: Celebration Bermuda Scoreboard: Daktronics, Right-Centerfield Field Dimensions: LF-325; CF-400; RF-325 Amenities: Concession Stand Public Restrooms Permanent Sound System State-of-the-Art Scouting Video Camera System Outdoor, Covered, Lighted Hitting Facility BASEBALL Dave Tollett Head Baseball Coach 239-590-7051 [email protected] Brandon Romans Assistant Coach 239-590-7058 [email protected] Matt Reid Assistant Coach 239-590-7059 [email protected] FACILITIES & OPERATIONS 239-590-7096 Michael Miller Associate AD, Facilities & Operations [email protected] 949-307-1647 Nick Reeves Assistant Director, Facilities and Operations 727-459-7960 [email protected] Melissa Miller Head Equipment Manager 856-287-1016 [email protected] SPORTS MEDICINE John Rowell Assistant Athletic Trainer, Baseball AT 530-574-6911 [email protected] ATHLETIC COMMUNICATONS Cedrique Flemming Assistant AD, Athletic Communications 239-590-7061 [email protected] Athletic Communications Assistant TBD 815-351-0089 [email protected] BASEBALL SID TICKET OFFICE Al Buddin Director of Ticket Operations 239-590-1352 [email protected] Jimmy Pembroke Assistant Director, Ticket Operations 239-590-7145 [email protected] FGCU ATHLETICS 10501 FGCU BLVD SOUTH FORT MYERS, FL 33965 (Note: Do NOT use for GPS as this address does not direct people to athletic complex) 12295 FGCU LAKE PKWY E FL GULF COAST UNIVERSITY PKWY E.