Visiting Team Guide
Arizona State University Visiting Team Travel and Contact Information *All information required* Institution: Tournament or Competition Date(s): Head Coach and Cell Phone Number: Assistant Coach and Cell Phone Number: Sports Information Contact, email and cell number: ( ) Will you be bringing: Sports Info Certified Athletic Trainer Hotel: Hotel Phone: ( ) Number of Hotel Rooms: Flying or busing? Air Transportation: Arrival information: Date/Time Airline Flight # Departure information: Date/Time Airline Flight # Ground Transportation Traveling By: Bus -OR- Number of Rental Vehicles Please email or fax the completed form to: Annie Voyles Arizona State University Director of Softball Operations Email: Annie.Voyles@asu.edu Fax: (480) 727-7625 Cell: (480) 261-5160
Game Management Contacts Administration Don Bocchi Senior Associate Athletic Director 480-727-7710 Mike Chismar Senior Associate Athletic Director 480-965-1287 Lisa Love Vice President of University Athletics 480-965-9743 Stephen Ponder Senior Associate Athletic Director 480-965-6972 Dawn Rogers Senior Associate Athletic Director 480-965-2146 Softball Clint Myers Head Softball Coach 480-727-7312 Chuck D Arcy Assistant Coach 480-965-6878 Scott Woodard Assistant Coach 480-965-8340 Annie Voyles Softball Operations 480-727-7312 C: 480-261-5160 Operations & Facilities Kirt Klingerman Manager of Ath. Operations & Facilities C: 602-578-7788 Pete Wozniak Athletic Facility Maintenance Manager C: 602-723-0715 Neil Comeau Athletic Facility Maintenance Supervisor C: 602-723-0719 Media Relations Corinne Calabro Assistant Media Relations Director C: 316-519-4819 Tickets Kendall Oakson Ticket Office Assistant Manager 480-727-0717 Sports Medicine Bill Martin Head Athletic Trainer 480-965-8028 Lana Olson Assistant Athletic Trainer 480-965-9430 C: 304-521-3898 Equipment Cecilia Snipes Athletic Equipment Manager 480-965-3937 Marketing Josh Richard Marketing Specialist 480-727-0002 General Information Athletic Operations & Facilities Office 480-965-3933 Ticket Office 480-965-2381
Medical information A team physician and athletic trainer will be on-site for all home games in case of an emergency. Injured players will be transported to Tempe St. Luke s Hospital (480-968-9411) located approximately seven minutes from Alberta B. Farrington Stadium at the corner of Mill Avenue and 14th Street (see Tempe map). Serious head and neck injuries may be transported directly to Barrow s Neurological Institute at St. Joseph s Hospital at 3rd Avenue and Thomas Road (602-406-3000). If you have any questions, contact Stevie Palacol at 808-989- 3661. Visiting team locker rooms The visitor locker room is located off the 1st base dugout. The locker room contains open lockers, stools, showers, lavatories, towels and water. For more information, contact Cecilia Snipes at 480-965-3937. Towels can be provided upon request for showers following the game. Please coordinate all locker room and laundry requirements ahead of time with the euipment room prior to your arrival at ASU. Cecilia Snipes Phone: 480-965-3937 Cell: 310-926-7610 Fax: 480-965-9363 Email: cecilia.snipes@asu.edu The training room at Farrington Stadium is available for team use and provides heat packs and ice bags. The primary ASU training room is located at the Carson Student Athlete Center just south of Sun Devil Stadium and should it become necessary, will be made available. Stevie Palacol Cell: 808-989-3661 Email: stephanie.palacol@asu.edu
Ticket information and will call The ASU ticket office, which contains general will call, player/guest will call, customer service and ticket sales, is located in the ticket booth at Farrington Stadium (West of the main entrance). On game days the ticket office is open one hour prior to game time. Pac-12 schools: It is a Pac-12 policy that complimentary tickets for team guests over 50 will be billed back to your school. The ASU ticket office requests that if you use complimentary tickets, please fax the list at least 24 hours in advance to the ASU ticket office (Attn: Kendall Oakson, 480-965-6006). Non Pac-12 schools: Any tickets used by your school via a player/guest pass list will be billed back to your schoool. The ASU ticket office requests that if you use complimentary tickets, please fax the list at least 24 hours in advance to the ASU ticket office (Attn: Kendall Oakson, 480-965-6006). Tickets are $7.00 per game or per day if there are multiple games on the same day. Tournament participants: All tickets must be purchased through the ASU ticket office. A player pass list will not be used. All session tickets and day passes are available. Note: A picture ID must be shown at the time of pick-up. All tickets will be distributed in accordance with NCAA regulations.
Tournament pre-game schedule Teams will take BP in the cages that correspond to the dugout they occupy. - 1st base dugout = 1st base cages - 3rd base dugout = 3rd base cages Each game will start on time or 20 to 25 minutes after the conclusion of the previous game. Non-conference pre-game schedule Game time: 12 p.m. 7 p.m. ASU pregame infield 11:25 6:25 Visitor pregame infield 11:35 6:35 Field preparation 11:45 6:45 Umpire meeting, team intro 11:50 6:50 First pitch 12:00 7:00 Pac-12 conference pre-game schedule Game time: 12 p.m. 7 p.m. ASU pregame infield 11:30 6:30 Visitor pregame infield 11:37 6:37 Field preparation 11:44 6:44 Umpire meeting, team intro 11:54 6:54 First pitch 12:00 7:00 Security information Security is provided to the visiting team by the ASU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. The staff is composed of T-Shirt Secuirty, as well as ASU Police, with the latter escorting head coaches to and from the field. Security will be posted on your locker room from the time of your arrival to departure. We will also provide a black bag and lock for visiting teams to secure their valuables. If you have any questions, contact Event Coordinator Kirt Klingerman, at 602-578-7788.
Transportation - motorcoach While in the Valley, ASU recommends the following motorcoach company for your team transportation needs: Corporate Transportation N Tours 3255 S. 44th Street Phoenix, AZ 85040 Phone: 1-800-678-3867 Local Phone: 480-446-2868 Fax: 480-446-2802 Contact: Kim Weaver, Operations Manager Should you require any additional information for your local transportation needs, please contact Event Coordinator Kirt Klingerman, at 602-578-7788. Car rental information If someone in your travel party requires a rental car, please call National Car Rental representative Sandy Haze toll free at 877-275-4771 ext. 1206. A scondary contact at National Car Rental is Lauri Bretz at 877-275-4771 ext. 1226. When making your reservation, request to be placed on the corporate rate #5480944. City of Tempe For more information about Tempe (activities, map, etc.) please check out the Tempe Convention & Visitors Bureau website at www.exploretempe.com. If there are any questions regarding information about the City of Tempe, please use sports@tempecvb.com to contact the Tempe Convention & Visitors Bureau directly.
Bus drop-off and parking information Team vehicles should enter Farrington Stadium via University Drive and Athletes Way (see map in the maps section). Team buses may drop off players, coaches and equipment on the 1st base side of Farrington Stadium. Buses will need to park South of the softball stadium (see map in the maps section). If your team is traveling in vans, please let Kirt Klingerman know and he will coordinate parking with you. Please direct any parking questions to Event Coordinator Kirt Klingerman, at 602-578-7788. Filming information If you would like to video tape your game, the primary location is on the press platform (center field, higher vantage point). Battery powered cameras are strongly suggested. Your team is responsible for supplying any needed extension cords and tape to secure the cord. Stadium information The Alberta B. Farrington Stadium features chair-back bleachers and individual seats with a capacity of 1,609 fans. In addition, a grass berm is located just beyond the first base line. Teams enjoy sunken dugouts that are lit for night games. Each dugout has recessed, individual bat slots and locker room access. Farrington Stadium was awarded the National Fast Pitch Coaches Association/Turface Grounds Crew Field Maintenance Award for the 2000, 2002 and 2003 seasons. Touted as one of the best playing surfaces in the nation, the facility has already received two major awards for design and architecture.
Map provided by http://maps.yahoo.com. Tempe City Map
1. Head West on E. Sky Harbor Blvd 2. Turn right to stay on E. Sky Harbor Blvd 3. Keep right at the fork, follow the signs for AZ-202 E and merge onto E. Sky Harbor Blvd 4. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for AZ-202 Loop E/Tempe/Mesa and merge onto AZ-202 Loop E 5. Take Exit 7 toward Rural Rd. 6. Turn right at N. Scottsdale Rd. 7. Continue onto S. Rural Rd. 8. Turn Left at E. University Rd. 9. Take the 1st left onto S. Athletes Way
Rio Salado Parkway Farrington Softball Stadium Bus Drop Off Bus Parking Rural Road Athletes Way
Tempe dining guide Cadillac Rance $$$ 2000 E. Rio Salado Parkway 480-894-1111 California Pizza Kitchen $$ 2000 E. Rio Salado Parkway 480-967-0498 Capriotti s 100 West University Drive, Suite 113 480-967-0550 Casey Moore s Oyster House $$ 850 S. Ash Avenue 480-968-9935 Chili s Grill and Bar$$ 801 S. Mill Avenue 480-731-9482 Chompie s 1160 East University Drive 480-557-0700 Claim Jumper $$ 1530 W. Baseline Road Tempe, AZ 85283 480-831-8200 D Arcy McGee s $$ 2000 E. Rio Salado Parkway 480-557-9087 Dave & Busters $$ 2000 E. Rio Salado Parkway 480-281-8456 Dilly s Deli 3330 South Price Road Tempe, AZ 85282 480-491-1196 Gordon Biersch Brewery & Restaurant $$ 420 S. Mill Avenue, Suite 201 480-736-0033 House of Tricks $$$ 114 E. Seventh Street 480-968-1114 Keg Steakhouse & Bar $$$ 25 South McClintock Drive 480-557-7772 King s Fish House $$ 35 South McClintock Drive 480-966-9121 Lucille s Smokehouse BBQ $$ 2030 E. Rio Salado Parkway 480-966-7427 Macayo s Depot Cantina $ 300 S. Ash Avenue 480-966-6677 Maria Maria Restaurant $$ 2000 E. Rio Salado Parkway 480-449-3663 Monti s La Casa Vieja $$ 100 S. Mill Avenue 480-967-7594 Munch A Mania 2090 E. University, Suite 107 480-967-7944
P.F. Chang s China Bistro $$ 740 S. Mill Avenue 480-731-4600 RA Sushi $$ Z-Tejas Grill $$ 411 S. Mill Avenue, 20 W. Sixth Street 480-3-3-9800 or 480-377-1170 Top Of The Rock Restaurant $$$$ The Buttes, A Marriott Resort 2000 Westcourt Way Tempe, AZ 85282 602-225-9000 Phoenix Dining Guide Rustler s Rooste $$$ 8383 S. 48th Street Phoenix, AZ 85044 602-431-6474 Stockyards Restaurant $$$ 5009 E. Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85034 602-273-7378 Scottsdale Dining Guide Don & Charlie s $$$ 7501 E. Camelback Road Scottsdale, AZ 85251 480-990-0900 Houston s $$$ 6113 N. Scottsdale Road Scottsdale, AZ 85250 480-922-7775 Kona Grill $$$ Scottsdale Fashion Square 7014 E. Camelback Road Scottsdale, AZ 85251 480-429-1100 P.F. Chang s China Bistro $$ The Waterfront 7135 E. Camelback Road Scottsdale, AZ 85252 480-949-2610 Ruth s Chris Steak House $$$$ 7001 N. Scottsdale Road Scottsdale, AZ 85253 480-991-5988 Z-Tejas Grill $$ Scottsdale Fashion Square 7014 E. Camelback Road Scottsdale, AZ 85251 480-946-4171 The following indicate approximate prices for dinner entrees: $ Under $10 $$ $10 - $20 $$$ $21 - $30 $$$$ Over $30
Sheraton Phoenix Airport 1600 S. 52nd Street Contact: Chris Robertson 480-967-6600 Aloft 951 E. Playa Del Norte Drive Contact: Kara Smith 480-553-5685 kara.smith@alofttempe.com The Buttes 2000 Westcourt Way Tempe, AZ 85282 Contact: Shannon Hard 602-431-2382 shannon.hard@marriottsales.com Embassy Suites 4400 S. Rural Road Tempe, AZ 85282 Contact: Terrie Oline 480-467-2905 terry.oline@hilton.com Hyatt Place 1413 W. Rio Salado Parkway Contact: Jennie Joles 480-804-9544 x5103 jennie.joles@hyattselect.com Tempe Missions Palms 60 E. Fifth St. Contact: Sandy Silva 480-317-1582 ssilva@destinationhotels.com