Administration:
| Director of Athletics - Paul A. Bubb |
(309) 298-1190 |
| Assistant AD for Compliance - Sarah Pruess |
(309) 298-2221 |
| Assistant AD for External Engagement & Game Operations - Kyle Steinacher |
(309) 298-3018 |
| Facilities and Game Operations Assistant - Brady Crane |
(309) 298-1672 |
| Graduate Assistant for Marketing and Promotions - TBA |
(309) 298-3017 |
| Assistant AD for Communications - Scott Holland |
(309) 298-1133 |
| Director of Sports Medicine - Chad Cerrullo |
(309) 298-2340 |
Baseball Staff:
Mailing Address:
Western Illinois Baseball
203 Western Hall
1 University Circle
Macomb, IL 61455
If your team would like to practice or hold a walk through, please contact Facilities and Game Operations Assistant, Angelo Maltese. Angelo will also serve as your visiting team liaison during your time in Macomb. Please be aware that the practice/walk through is not allowed on the game field in order to preserve John Mackenzie Alumni Field. If access to a locker room is needed for this time, please make sure to include that in your request on the Team Travel Form.
Parking & Arrival:
Teams will need to enter through the North end of campus (entrance on University Drive and Hwy 67). Parking is located on the East end of Brophy Hall, you may drop off your team here, but the team bus must park across the street in Q-lot due to limited spaces. This will allow for maximum use of that parking lot for spectators. Please refer to the parking diagram by
clicking here.
Parking on the Western Illinois campus is open on weekends and after 5:00PM on weekdays. The small lot East of Brophy Hall provides the easiest access to John Mackenzie Alumni Soccer Field. Parking Services can be reached at (309) 298-1921 should you have any additional questions or concerns.
Video Information:
Visiting Team filming areas are located on the scaffolding located behind the metal bleachers (west side of the field). Your respective area is labeled at each location. Please be advised that filming locations are exposed to the elements.
Miscellaneous Information:
- An Adidas ball will be used as the game ball.
- In order to protect the playing surface, we ask that you please use areas off the game field for any line running, cone work or ladder work
- Penalty Area/Goal area will open 30 minutes prior to kick weather permitting
- WIU home uniforms consist of a purple jersey
Should your team not be traveling with a certified athletic trainer, please contact Chad Cerullo to arrange treatments and other necessities ahead of time. The athletic training room wil be available two hours prior to the game. Please be in touch if you will need to facility prior to any practices to verify availability.
The following items are available for your use:
| - hydrocollator |
- electrical stim & ultrasound |
| - injury ice |
- biohazard & basic first aid supplies |
| - water |
- emergency equipment (AED, splints, etc) |
John MacKenzie Alumni Field:
Both the Leatherneck men's and women's soccer teams play all home games on John MacKenzie Alumni Field. Located directly east of Brophy Hall and in front of a heavily wooded backdrop, it measures 80 yards wide by 120 yards long and was recently enhanced with the additions of an electronic scoreboard and chain-link fence. With bleacher seating for 500, MacKenzie Field has a capacity of 1,000 fans.
Recognizing the long-time Leatherneck men's head coach, the field was named in MacKenzie's honor in December, 1997 and officially dedicated in the spring of 1998. MacKenzie coached the Leathernecks for 29 seasons before retiring in 1996. His tenure dated to the very first season of soccer at Western in 1968 and he was named the Midwest Coach of the Year in 1988 and 1995. MacKenzie headed the drive to raise funds for the new field.
Free parking is available for spectators just to the west of the stadium. All visiting team buses/vans are redirected to Q-Lot which is located to the east of Western Hall.
Emergency Contacts:
| WIU Athletic Training Room |
(309) 298-2340 |
1 University Circle - Western Hall, Macomb, IL 61455 |
| WIU Public Safety |
(309) 298-1949 |
1 West Murray Street, Macomb, IL 61455 |
| Beu Student Health Center |
(309) 298-1888 |
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| Macomb Police Department |
(309) 833-4505 |
120 South McArthur Street, Macomb, IL 61455 |
| McDonough District Hospital |
(309) 833-4101 |
525 East Grant Street, Macomb, IL 61455 |
In the unlikely event of an emergency on game day, Leatherneck Athletics and Western Illinois University will activate the Alfred D. Boyer Stadium Emergency Action Plan.
Dangerous Lightning, Sever Thunderstorms & Tornados:
Should the WIU Athletics Staff determine that the possibility of a dangerous lightning, severe thunderstorms, or tornados exist, they will evacuate the field according to the facility Emergency Action Plan. The visiting team's emergency contact will be Diane Cassimire.
Game Day Management will coordinate the evacuation/shelter of the following:
- Visiting Team, Coaches and Staff
- Home Team, Coaches and Staff
- Game Officials
- Spectators
Situations:
- Visiting Team is still on the bus at the time of dangerous storms:
In the event that the Visiting Team is on the team bus, the best course of action would be to remain onboard until given the 'All Clear' by a member of the Leathernecks Athletics Staff to exit to the visiting team locker room located in Brophy.
- Visiting Team is in Brophy Locker Room:
Visiting Team should remain in the visiting team locker room until given the 'All Clear' by a member of the Leathernecks Athletics Staff to exit to John MacKenzie Field
- Visiting Team is on John MacKenzie Field:
Visiting Team, Coaches and Staff should exit the playing field at the southwest corner of the field and proceed to the visiting team locker room in Brophy.
Delay of Game/Return to Play:
A representative from each team, officials, and game day management will meet in Brophy Hall to discuss the course of action should there be a delay of game or return of play.
