Updated Parking/Shuttle Information for WVU Baseball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (April 15, 2015) - [/B]The West Virginia University baseball team will return to action at Monongalia County Ballpark this weekend with the first-ever Big 12 series at the new ballpark. The Mountaineers will battle the Oklahoma Sooners in a key three game series. First pitch is at 6 p.m. Friday, with game two slated for 4 p.m. Saturday and the series finale at 11 a.m. Sunday.
A limited amount of free parking will be available along the roadway directly outside the ballpark. Fans can access this parking by continuing past Wal-Mart and entering the ballpark site at the construction gate entrance. WVU parking staff will be present to direct fans on where to park.
Free parking will also remain available for fans at many of the University Town Centre businesses closest to the ballpark including Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, Target, Ashley Furniture Home Store, Dick's Sporting Goods and Giant Eagle.
All parking at these participating locations is available along the perimeter of the individual lots. WVU baseball fans are asked to be respectful of the customers at each of the retail locations identified and not park in the interior sections of the lots reserved for customers.
At Wal-Mart and Sam's Club, the exterior spots for fans are striped with white paint, while the interior parking spaced for customers are striped with yellow paint. At Giant Eagle, available spots are located at the perimeter of its lot closest to GetGo.
There will not be a shuttle for fans from the Natatorium lot near the WVU Coliseum.
ADA Accessible Parking
Limited ADA accessible parking on a first-come basis will be available for free at Monongalia County Ballpark in the lot closest to Gate A, which is located behind the left-center field wall. An ADA parking permit holder will be required to park in the spots reserved for ADA parking only. Fans who wish to access this ADA parking must present the following information to the WVU parking staff at the new ballpark:Valid state-issued disabled parking placard or license plate Valid state-issued disabled parking registration cardPhoto ID of the disabled permit holder who is present in the automobile (the photo ID must match the disabled parking registration card and the disabled permit holder must be present in the vehicle)
Shuttles for WVU Students
Free shuttle service for WVU students and faculty/staff with a valid WVU ID will be offered this weekend through the Mountain Line Transit Authority. Two shuttle buses will be available to WVU students and faculty/staff this weekend and the busses will follow the schedule below for Friday night's opener:
Shuttle 1: Pregame pickup scheduleMountainlair - 5 p.m.Towers under canopy - 5:10 p.m.Coliseum Blue Gate - 5:15 p.m.Ball Park - 5:30 p.m.
Shuttle 2: Pregame pickup scheduleMountainlair - 5:30 p.m.Towers under canopy - 5:40 p.m.Coliseum Blue Gate - 5:45 p.m.Ball Park - 6 p.m.
Non-WVU students and faculty/staff may ride these shuttles for a cost of 75 cents each way.
Each shuttle bus will make one trip to the ballpark and travel a route that follows University Ave. from the Mountainlair to Towers, proceeding out Evansdale Drive to the WVU Coliseum, then down Mon. Blvd and across the Star City Bridge to the new ballpark.
Return service will originate from the ballpark back to the original pickup points postgame. Estimated postgame shuttle times are 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Friday but will ultimately depend on what time the game actually ends.
Shuttle service will follow the same route and schedule beginning one hour prior to each game Saturday and Sunday.
The first shuttle will begin its route at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Mountainlair and noon Sunday and follow the route noted above. The second shuttle will begin its route at 3:30 p.m., Saturday at the Mountainlair and 12:30 p.m., Sunday and follow the route noted above.
Postgame shuttles will also return WVU students to their original pickup points following the conclusion of Saturday and Sunday's games.
Tickets remain available for the Oklahoma series and can be purchased online at WVUGAME.com. Fans are encouraged to select the print-at-home or mobile delivery options to avoid long lines on gameday at the Monongalia County Ballpark ticket office.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (April 15, 2015) - [/B]The West Virginia University baseball team will return to action at Monongalia County Ballpark this weekend with the first-ever Big 12 series at the new ballpark. The Mountaineers will battle the Oklahoma Sooners in a key three game series. First pitch is at 6 p.m. Friday, with game two slated for 4 p.m. Saturday and the series finale at 11 a.m. Sunday.
A limited amount of free parking will be available along the roadway directly outside the ballpark. Fans can access this parking by continuing past Wal-Mart and entering the ballpark site at the construction gate entrance. WVU parking staff will be present to direct fans on where to park.
Free parking will also remain available for fans at many of the University Town Centre businesses closest to the ballpark including Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, Target, Ashley Furniture Home Store, Dick's Sporting Goods and Giant Eagle.
All parking at these participating locations is available along the perimeter of the individual lots. WVU baseball fans are asked to be respectful of the customers at each of the retail locations identified and not park in the interior sections of the lots reserved for customers.
At Wal-Mart and Sam's Club, the exterior spots for fans are striped with white paint, while the interior parking spaced for customers are striped with yellow paint. At Giant Eagle, available spots are located at the perimeter of its lot closest to GetGo.
There will not be a shuttle for fans from the Natatorium lot near the WVU Coliseum.
ADA Accessible Parking
Limited ADA accessible parking on a first-come basis will be available for free at Monongalia County Ballpark in the lot closest to Gate A, which is located behind the left-center field wall. An ADA parking permit holder will be required to park in the spots reserved for ADA parking only. Fans who wish to access this ADA parking must present the following information to the WVU parking staff at the new ballpark:Valid state-issued disabled parking placard or license plate Valid state-issued disabled parking registration cardPhoto ID of the disabled permit holder who is present in the automobile (the photo ID must match the disabled parking registration card and the disabled permit holder must be present in the vehicle)
Shuttles for WVU Students
Free shuttle service for WVU students and faculty/staff with a valid WVU ID will be offered this weekend through the Mountain Line Transit Authority. Two shuttle buses will be available to WVU students and faculty/staff this weekend and the busses will follow the schedule below for Friday night's opener:
Shuttle 1: Pregame pickup scheduleMountainlair - 5 p.m.Towers under canopy - 5:10 p.m.Coliseum Blue Gate - 5:15 p.m.Ball Park - 5:30 p.m.
Shuttle 2: Pregame pickup scheduleMountainlair - 5:30 p.m.Towers under canopy - 5:40 p.m.Coliseum Blue Gate - 5:45 p.m.Ball Park - 6 p.m.
Non-WVU students and faculty/staff may ride these shuttles for a cost of 75 cents each way.
Each shuttle bus will make one trip to the ballpark and travel a route that follows University Ave. from the Mountainlair to Towers, proceeding out Evansdale Drive to the WVU Coliseum, then down Mon. Blvd and across the Star City Bridge to the new ballpark.
Return service will originate from the ballpark back to the original pickup points postgame. Estimated postgame shuttle times are 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Friday but will ultimately depend on what time the game actually ends.
Shuttle service will follow the same route and schedule beginning one hour prior to each game Saturday and Sunday.
The first shuttle will begin its route at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Mountainlair and noon Sunday and follow the route noted above. The second shuttle will begin its route at 3:30 p.m., Saturday at the Mountainlair and 12:30 p.m., Sunday and follow the route noted above.
Postgame shuttles will also return WVU students to their original pickup points following the conclusion of Saturday and Sunday's games.
Tickets remain available for the Oklahoma series and can be purchased online at WVUGAME.com. Fans are encouraged to select the print-at-home or mobile delivery options to avoid long lines on gameday at the Monongalia County Ballpark ticket office.
