Media Information for Baseball
Media members wishing to cover the Texas Tech baseball team at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park during the 2022 season must be issued a working credential from the Texas Tech Athletics Communications Office.
All requests for both media and photo credentials must be emailed at least two days in advance of the game date to Matt Burkholder, Associate Director of Athletics Communications.
Requests are honored from sports editors of daily and weekly newspapers, editors of sports periodicals, and sports directors of radio and television stations who broadcast regularly scheduled daily sports reports and talk shows along with online media who consistently cover college baseball.
Credentialing priority for all sports is given to professional media outlets that cover Texas Tech Athletics on an active basis. Authorized outlets are active, legitimate journalistic endeavors with a proven history of comprehensive coverage and original content. Consideration is also given to national, regional and electronic media outlets.
APPROVAL GUIDELINES
• Only full-time employees intending to provide actual event coverage may receive a credential.
• Membership in a writer’s association does not automatically qualify an individual or outlet for credentials.
• Affiliation with a national sports media outlet does not automatically qualify an individual or outlet for credentials.
• Credentials will not be granted to “freelance” or “fan-based” entities that are not affiliated with a legitimate, proven news-gathering organization.
• No one under the age of 18 will be issued a media credential.
NEWSPAPERS
Preference will be given to those newspapers that regularly cover Texas Tech Baseball. Weekly newspapers will be approved if space permits.
WEBSITES
Credentials will be granted to websites that are part of a national network and those that are affiliated with a national media entity of another form and/or those organizations whose primary purpose is gathering news. Websites where any of its writers post under any name under than his/her own (or usernames) will not be credentialed.
Online media sites with an emphasis on the recruitment of prospective student-athletes (that meet the above qualification) can request a credential(s) for the purpose of writing a game/event recap. Contact with prospective student-athletes while on the Texas Tech campus is strictly prohibited and will lead to revocation of credentials.
RADIO
Credentials will only be granted to sports stations that regularly cover Texas Tech Athletics or its opponent. Stations outside the listening area of both teams will not be granted credentials.
MAGAZINES
National circulation magazines will be given first preference. Other magazines will be evaluated on a space-available basis.
STUDENT MEDIA OUTLETS
Credentials for Texas Tech students will only be granted to the university’s official student newspaper (The Daily Toreador) and its radio station (KTTU-FM). All requests from those outlets must be submitted by an editor or sports director. Texas Tech will credential student outlets from opposing schools in consultation with that school’s communications staff.
PRESS BOX SERVICES
Game notes, statistics, lineups and rosters are provided prior to first pitch. Information can also be found at texastech.com.
FOLLOW THE RED RAIDERS
Follow Tech all season on Twitter @TechAthletics or @TTU_Baseball as well as on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and the official website of Texas Tech Athletics, texastech.com. Texas Tech offers live video (home games) and audio streaming for all baseball games.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Credentials for photographers will be issued to working press on the basis of circulation with priority granted to agencies covering the participating schools on a regular basis. Tech adheres to NCAA photography policies.
RADIO BOOTHS
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park is equipped with two radio booths - one for Texas Tech and one for the visiting team. ISDN lines are available in each booth as well as a dedicated phone line. For information on the ISDN and phone lines, please contact Matt Burkholder.
INTERVIEWS
All interview requests for the Texas Tech baseball program must be arranged through Matt Burkholder in the Athletics Communications Office.
Most interviews will be conducted prior to practice at approximately 1 p.m. Practice normally begins at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays with the exception of gameday and travel days. Interviews will take place in the Texas Tech Baseball Stadium Club, located on the second level of the stadium down the right-field line. Contact Matt Burkholder to set up a phone interview or a special request. Individual phone numbers for all Texas Tech coaches and student-athletes WILL NOT be given to the media.
PRACTICE
All team practices are open to the media and the public. Practices will normally begin at 2:30 p.m. and end around 5-5:30 p.m. during the week. All media in attendance are required to view practice from the stands. No media will be allowed on the field at any time.
LIVE TELEVISION
Television stations are welcome to conduct live interviews from Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park and the stadium can easily accommodate network game coverage. Live interviews will be conducted outside the fence overlooking right field and television trucks can be parked in that area. Please notify Matt Burkholder at least 24 hours in advance.
POST-GAME INTERVIEWS
The Texas Tech clubhouse is closed to the media. Texas Tech players and coaches will be made available in the Baseball Stadium Club following a brief team meeting. Coach Tadlock and selected players will be made available to the media following the game.
PHOTO REQUESTS
All still photography requests of Texas Tech players and coaches must be emailed to Matt Burkholder.
DIRECTIONS TO DAN LAW FIELD AT RIP GRIFFIN PARK
Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park is located just west of Jones AT&T Stadium (football) on Drive of Champions. The stadium is accessible from the Marsha Sharp Freeway as well as University Ave.
Direct Address:
2901 Drive of Champions
Lubbock, TX 79409
FROM THE AIRPORT
Take I-27 South from Regis street and exit west on the Marsha Sharp Freeway. Take the University Avenue exit and turn south (left) and follow University Ave for a quarter of a mile until you reach Glenna Goodacre Blvd. Turn right on Glenna Goodacre and then make another right onto Boston Avenue. Take a left onto Drive of Champions once you reach the football stadium. Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park will be on your left once you turn on to Drive of Champions.