Bluefield College Bluefield, Va. NAIA NCCAA LD E E FI G E E U LL BL O C VISITING TEAM GUIDE
WELCOME TO BLUEFIELD COLLEGE Quick Facts Founded...1922 Address... 3000 College Ave.... Main Athletics Phone Number...(276) 326-4253 Athletic Department Fax...(276) 326-4386 Enrollment...912 Colors... Red, White & Blue Nickname...Rams Conference...Appalachian Athletic Conferece Affiliation... NAIA & NCCAA President... Dr. David Olive Director of Athletics... Mike White (Interim) Faculty Athletic Representative.. Dr. Lewis Buterakos Table of Contents Quick Facts... 1 Administrative Staff... 1 Head Coaching Staff... 1 Facilities - Overview... 2 Facilities - Diretions... 3 Gameday Information - Athletic Training... 4 Gameday Information - Sports Information... 5 Gameday Timing Examples... 6 Dining Options... 7 Lodging Options... 8 Entertainment... 8 Administrative Staff Athletic Director...Mike White (Interim)...(276) 326-4239 Assistant Athletic Directors...Tom Price...(276) 326-4254 Ordell Walker...(276) 245-2845 Division Manager for Athletics...Dee Odom...(276) 326-4303 Sports Information Director...Bob Redd...(276) 326-4342 Director of Athletic Broadcasting...Chase Neidig... Head Athletic Trainer...Erika Bell...(276) 326-4281 Head Coaching Staff Baseball...Mike White...(276) 326-4316 Men s Basketball...Richard Morgan...(276) 326-4344 Women s Basketball...Corey Mullins...(276) 326-4463 Cheerleading...Katie Jones...(540) 525-1678 Men s & Women s Cross Country...Drew Bailey... Football...Ordell Walker...(304) 323-1611 Golf...BJ Bauer...(540) 320-5804 Men s Soccer...Chase Neidig... Women s Soccer...Tom Price...(276) 326-4254 Softball...Shelley Newton...(276) 326-4683 Men s & Women s Tennis...Mark Sarver...(276) 722-0393 Men s & Women s Volleyball...Buddy Gallemore...(843) 637-0290
Facilities - Overview Bluefield College Campus: 3000 College Ave. While most athletic facilities are located off the Bluefield College campus, teams may need to visit campus for athletic training or post-game needs, including uses of showers or locker rooms--all found at the Dome Gymnasium. Should your team need to visit campus before or after competition, please communicate with the Bluefield College coach of your sport, or with the on-site event manager on game day. BOWEN FIELD DOME GYMNASIUM EAST RIVER SOCCER COMPLEX MITCHELL STADIUM
Facilities - Directions A - Dome Gymnasium Men s & Women s Basketball Men s & Women s Volleyball Athletic Training Room D Immediate entrance for Dome Gymnasium is accessed by turning onto Stadium Drive from College Avenue. C B - Bowen Field Baseball B C - Bluefield City Tennis Courts Men s & Women s Tennis D - Mitchell Stadium Football Bowen Field, Bluefield City Tennis Courts and Mitchell Stadium are all part of Bluefield City Park: 1780 Stadium Drive Bluefield, WV 24701 A To: 460, I-77 E - Softball Field Softball E Bluefield hosts its home games at a softball facility located in Bluefield Virginia Industrial Park, directly behind Bluefield Beverage Co. at: 219 Industrial Park Rd. F - East River Soccer Complex Men s & Women s Soccer The East River Soccer Complex is easily accessible by taking Exit 1 off Interstate-77 to Bluefield, W. Va. It is located on John Nash Boulevard/ Rte 52. F
Gameday Information Athletic Training Head Trainer: Erika Bell ebell@bluefield.edu 419-953-6187 The Bluefield Athletic Training Staff would like to welcome you to Bluefield College! Details for our different sports are below. If you will need anything other than what is normally provided, or use our athletic training room before a competition, please e-mail or call before your arrival so we may accomodate your needs. Thank you for your cooperation and we look forward to seeing you. Football Concerning football game days, the staff will provide basic athletic training room essentials: Hydrocollator and e-stim machine under tent, outside locker room 10-gallon cooler with ice water and cups in the locker room, and a cooler of injury ice Sideline: Four 10-gallon coolers with ice water, injury ice & hose attached to water spicket Crutch and splint bag, AED and helmet removal kit on home sideline At this time, no physicians attend games, but EMTs will be present Indoor Sports (Basketball, Volleyball) Our athletic training room is located just off the Dome Gymnasium floor, on the North side. Visiting teams will have full access to our athletic training room equipment including our taping tables. We also offer heat, ice, e-stim, ultrasound and whirlpools. If you have an athlete who requires e-astim or ultrasound and the visiting ATC is not present, please send a letter with requested parameters with your athlete. On the bench you will be provided with: A seven or 10-gallon cooler of ice water and cups AED, crutches and splint bag if needed Offsite Sports (Baseball, Soccer, Softball, Tennis) At this time, we cannot provide any modalities but ice to our offsite fields. However, you have the option of visiting our athletic training room before heading to the field. Our athletic training room is located just off the Dome Gymnasium floor, on the North side of the gym. Visiting teams will have full access to our athletic training room equipment including our taping tables. We offer heat-ice, e-stim, ultrasound and whirlpools. If you have an athlete who requires e-stim or ultrasound and the visiting ATC is not present, please send a letter with requested parameters with your athlete. On the bench you will be provided with: A seven or 10-gallon cooler of ice water and cups, and a cooler of injury ice. For soccer, baseball and softball, an AED will be in the care of the home ATC Sincerely, The Bluefield College Athletic Training Staff
Gameday Information Sports Information Director: Bob Redd rredd@bluefield.edu 276-326-4342 It is requested that all visiting sports information personnel and visiting media members notify the Sports Information Director at least 24 hours in advance of competition, so proper accommodations may be made. This includes radio crews. Internet use is available at the Dome Gymnasium, but it is recommended that a wifi card be utilized at off-campus athletic facilities. The Bluefield College sports information staff will typically have a wifi card on hand, but it can only be used for low-data internet usage. When available, live stat links are easily found on the BCRams.com homepage. Full game stats for most sports will be available post-game. Game files will be sent to opposing team SIDs. Accomodations will also be made for additional reasonable requests. Select Bluefield College sports events are streamed online, available by clicking the Live Streaming link under Multimedia at BCRams.com.
Gameday Timing Examples Baseball - 6:00 start (Time adjustments...home BP starts two hours prior to first pitch) Home batting practice: 4:00 p.m. - 4:40 p.m. Visiting batting practice: 4:40 p.m. - 5:20 p.m. Home infield/outfield: 5:30 p.m. - 5:40 p.m. Visiting infield/outfield: 5:40 p.m. - 5:50 p.m. Final field preparation: 5:50 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Lineups, anthem, prayer immediately follow prior to first pitch. Football - 1:30 kickoff Time on Clock Actual Time Information 60:00 12:30 p.m. Clock countdown on, field open for warmups 20:00 1:10 p.m. Public Address Welcome 19:00 1:11 p.m. Public Address Starter Indroduction 15:00 1:15 p.m. Band plays pre-game piece 10:00 1:20 p.m. National Anthem 4:00 1:26 p.m. Coin Toss 3:00 1:27 p.m. Opening Invocation 2:00 1:28 p.m. Team Enters Field Time between quarters: approximately 2:00 END OF HALF 20:00 Halftime - band plays opening 2:00 xx:xx Special promotions or announcements
Dining Options Near Campus: Applebee s 516 Commerce Drive (276) 326-6436 Bellacino s 4029 College Avenue (276) 326-1400 Bob Evans 510 Commerce Drive (276) 322-3609 Burger King Saunders Lane Bluefield, Va. 25605 (276) 322-1112 Crazy Tomato 2101 College Avenue (276) 633-4535 LaFiesta 504 Commerce Drive (276) 322-4745 McDonald s 506 Commerce Drive (276) 322-2947 Ryan s 535 Commerce Drive (276) 322-0204 Subway 2113 College Avenue (276) 326-1095 Taco Bell 3951 College Avenue (276) 322-1303 Wendy s 508 Commerce Drive (276) 322-3802 Additional Nearby Options: Dairy Queen 3136 E Cumberland Road (304) 325-6657 Hardee s 701 S College Avenue (276) 322-4009 Kentucky Fried Chicken 3300 E Cumberland Road (304) 325-7858 Little Caesars 1817 Bland Street (304) 325-8111 Papa John s 711 S College Avenue (276) 322-5646 Pizza Hut 1001 Leatherwood Lane (276) 322-2126 Dining at Mercer Mall (~2 miles from 460/52 interchange) 261 Mercer Mall Rd. Chick-fil-A (304) 327-6008 Macado s (304) 325-8557
Lodging Options Bluefields: Comfort Inn 38769 Governor G C Peery HWY (276) 326-3688 Quality Inn 3350 Big Laurel HWY (304) 323-2451 Princeton: (Exit 9 off I-77, W. Va.) (~15 minutes from BC) Hampton Inn 277 Meadowfield Lane Princeton, W. Va. 24740 (304) 431-2580 Holiday Inn Express 805 Oakvale Road Princeton, W. Va. 24740 (304) 425-8156 Sleep Inn 1015 Oakvale Road Princeton, W. Va. 2470 (304) 431-2800 Microtel Inn & Suites 250 Ambrose Lane Princeton, W. Va. 24740 (304) 487-3885 Additional options are also available. Wytheville: (~40 minutes from BC) A wide range of popular hotel chains are also available in Wytheville. Entertainment Bowling Mountaineer Bowling Lanes 3224 E Cumberland Road (304) 325-7037 Mall Mercer Mall Rd. (304) 327-2508 Movies Carmike Cinema 8 Mercer Mall (304) 325-6530