Best Fan Experience in North Carolina: Enhancements to David F. Couch Ballpark Await Fans for 2024 Baseball Season
2/15/2024 4:00:00 PM | Baseball
In the continued effort to ensure all fans at David F. Couch Ballpark enjoy the Best Fan Experience in North Carolina, new initiatives are in place for this spring.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – With a clear home-field advantage thanks to unrivaled fan support and student engagement, unanimous No. 1 Wake Forest baseball has gone 55-10-1 over the last two seasons at David F. Couch Ballpark, including a stellar 29-3 mark on their way to a program-record 54 wins in 2023.
In the continued effort to ensure Wake Forest is providing a World Class Student-Athlete Experience, the Best Fan Experience in North Carolina and bringing Value to Wake Forest, Winston-Salem and the Triad Communities, Athletics has many exciting, fun, safe and pragmatic enhancements planned for David F. Couch Ballpark for the 2024 season.
New Video Board
When the consensus No. 1 team in the country returns to its home field, David F. Couch Ballpark this weekend, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons will be greeted by the new Kentner Family Video Board. This state-of-the-art LED display in the outfield was made possible through a multi-million investment made last summer by Pam ('79) and Jeff ('78) Kentner and their family.
Kentner is already one of the University's most generous donors in Wake Forest Athletics history. In 1997, Kentner made the largest single gift to the Touchdown 2000 athletics fundraising campaign. In recognition of that gift, the recently completed Campus Stadium, home to Demon Deacons track and field and field hockey, was named Kentner Stadium in his honor.
Regarding this specific video board project, Wake Forest Athletics partnered with Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT) of Brookings, South Dakota.
The new outfield video display measures 23 feet high by 43 feet wide and features an 8-millimeter pixel spacing to deliver high-resolution imagery and wide-angle visibility to fans in every seat. It features industry-leading environmental protection ensuring it operates as expected in the outdoors of the Wake Forest campus.
The display is capable of variable content zoning allowing it to show one large image or to be divided into multiple zones of varying content. This content can be any combination of live video, instant replays, statistics and game information, graphics and animations, or sponsorship messaging.
Multiple Safety Enhancements Added at David F. Couch Ballpark
Funded by the generosity of a donor, Wake Forest completed its installation of KinaTrax, a markerless motion capture technology that delivers precise 3D imaging and biomechanical analysis.
Fans will see a number of cameras pointed at the pitching mound and home plate that the Wake Forest Analytics Team will use to capture data to enhance performance, prevent injuries, and monitor for fatigue in-game.
Best Fan Experience in North Carolina
Parking
Gameday Grub: Innovative & Delicious Food Options Await Fans at The Couch
With the help of new concessions & catering partner Proof of the Pudding, Wake Forest Athletics is excited to offer a new selection of food and beverage options at David F. Couch Ballpark.
Around the stadium, there will be a variety of options for fans to try, including all of your ballpark favorites.
Record-Setting Sales Continues for Baseball Tickets
As Wake Forest Athletics pushes towards expected sellouts this spring at David F. Couch Ballpark for Wake Forest's home baseball games, season tickets sales have already more than doubled year-over-year and this ticket package is the best and most economical way to ensure admission into all home games this season.
While the Ticket Office has already sold out for reserved season tickets, there are only a few remaining options for General Admission, as well as FLEX plan packages.
Why Buy Season Tickets?
Multiple sellouts are expected this spring with an excellent home schedule, and season tickets are the best way for fans to optimize the value of all of The Couch's seating options and pricing.
There are multiple exclusive benefits and renewal prizes for those who purchase season tickets that include potential postseason priority.
Feedback
As fans have questions, feedback or ideas, Wake Forest Athletics encourages you to email wfsports@wfu.edu with those thoughts.
In the continued effort to ensure Wake Forest is providing a World Class Student-Athlete Experience, the Best Fan Experience in North Carolina and bringing Value to Wake Forest, Winston-Salem and the Triad Communities, Athletics has many exciting, fun, safe and pragmatic enhancements planned for David F. Couch Ballpark for the 2024 season.
New Video Board
When the consensus No. 1 team in the country returns to its home field, David F. Couch Ballpark this weekend, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons will be greeted by the new Kentner Family Video Board. This state-of-the-art LED display in the outfield was made possible through a multi-million investment made last summer by Pam ('79) and Jeff ('78) Kentner and their family.
Kentner is already one of the University's most generous donors in Wake Forest Athletics history. In 1997, Kentner made the largest single gift to the Touchdown 2000 athletics fundraising campaign. In recognition of that gift, the recently completed Campus Stadium, home to Demon Deacons track and field and field hockey, was named Kentner Stadium in his honor.
Regarding this specific video board project, Wake Forest Athletics partnered with Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT) of Brookings, South Dakota.
The new outfield video display measures 23 feet high by 43 feet wide and features an 8-millimeter pixel spacing to deliver high-resolution imagery and wide-angle visibility to fans in every seat. It features industry-leading environmental protection ensuring it operates as expected in the outdoors of the Wake Forest campus.
The display is capable of variable content zoning allowing it to show one large image or to be divided into multiple zones of varying content. This content can be any combination of live video, instant replays, statistics and game information, graphics and animations, or sponsorship messaging.
Multiple Safety Enhancements Added at David F. Couch Ballpark
- To make it easier for all fans to get to their seats handrails have been installed in all stadium aisles at The Couch.
- During the 2024 season, the protective netting will be extended out to cover all fans in general admission seating from potential balls leaving the playing field.
- Additional security cameras will be added to ensure the safety of fans attending games this season.
Funded by the generosity of a donor, Wake Forest completed its installation of KinaTrax, a markerless motion capture technology that delivers precise 3D imaging and biomechanical analysis.
Fans will see a number of cameras pointed at the pitching mound and home plate that the Wake Forest Analytics Team will use to capture data to enhance performance, prevent injuries, and monitor for fatigue in-game.
Best Fan Experience in North Carolina
- Here are some of the fan initiatives and information for the 2024 baseball season:
- Friday Night Fireworks - Fans will be able to catch three Friday Night Firework shows after the following games: Fordham (2/16), Florida State (4/19), and Clemson (5/10).
- Kids Run the Bases Post Game on Sundays.
- Giveaways – Early arriving fans will be able to collect exclusive giveaways this season, such as trading cards, pint glasses, golf towels, shirts, and more at announced home games.
- $5 Midweeks
- Fans can get general admission tickets starting at just $5, if purchased in advance. Ticket prices increase $5 per ticket on the day of the game at walk up.
- New for the 2024 season, Wake Forest has an integrated partnership with Seat Geek as the official secondary marketplace and resale platform for Wake Forest baseball tickets. Any fan who can not attend a game is encouraged to utilize this new feature to help get more Wake Forest fans in the stadium, an important aspect with Reserved Chairback seats sold out. To learn more, please click here or call the ticket office at 336-758-3322
- Wake Forest App
- Mobile Ticketing
- ALL-IN-1
- Introducing ALL-IN-1, a New Smart Ticket Experience
- Paciolan, Wake Forest's ticketing partner, has launched a new smart ticket experience called "ALL-IN-1" for the 2023-24 athletics year.
- ALL-IN-1 is a smart ticket that will simplify your digital wallet by consolidating your entire sports season, series of performances, or set of shows into a single pass. Season ticket, mini plan, or series purchasers will now only have to download one mobile ticket per seat that will automatically update to the event in their plan. That means season ticket holders can download their mobile ticket once for the entire season and never worry about cellular connectivity at the gate again!
- ALL-IN-1 tickets are available to download to your mobile wallet at GoDeacs.com/myaccount as any other mobile ticket would be. You can determine if a ticket is an ALL-IN-1 pass by the logo in the upper right hand corner of the pass.
- You can learn more about the ALL-IN-1 pass here, or contact the Wake Forest ticket office at tix@wfu.edu for any questions you may have about your account.
- Screamin' Demon Rewards
- Screamin' Demon Rewards is the FREE student program that rewards attendance at Wake Forest athletic and additional campus events. Download in the app store here.
- To claim tickets for an event, simply click on the event you wish to attend from the "Events" tab, and select "Claim Ticket". Ticket claims will be available 48 hours before the event start time.
- Screamin' Demon Rewards is the FREE student program that rewards attendance at Wake Forest athletic and additional campus events. Download in the app store here.
Parking
- Reserved parking in the Couch Lot for the 2024 season is sold out.
- For ACC games, spots will be held until 20 minutes before first pitch. For non ACC games, spots will be held until 60 minutes before first pitch.
- Free parking will still be available in the other lots around the ballpark.
Gameday Grub: Innovative & Delicious Food Options Await Fans at The Couch
With the help of new concessions & catering partner Proof of the Pudding, Wake Forest Athletics is excited to offer a new selection of food and beverage options at David F. Couch Ballpark.
Around the stadium, there will be a variety of options for fans to try, including all of your ballpark favorites.
Record-Setting Sales Continues for Baseball Tickets
As Wake Forest Athletics pushes towards expected sellouts this spring at David F. Couch Ballpark for Wake Forest's home baseball games, season tickets sales have already more than doubled year-over-year and this ticket package is the best and most economical way to ensure admission into all home games this season.
While the Ticket Office has already sold out for reserved season tickets, there are only a few remaining options for General Admission, as well as FLEX plan packages.
Why Buy Season Tickets?
Multiple sellouts are expected this spring with an excellent home schedule, and season tickets are the best way for fans to optimize the value of all of The Couch's seating options and pricing.
There are multiple exclusive benefits and renewal prizes for those who purchase season tickets that include potential postseason priority.
Feedback
As fans have questions, feedback or ideas, Wake Forest Athletics encourages you to email wfsports@wfu.edu with those thoughts.
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