University of Texas Arlington Athletics

Governor Executive Order Update

In the interest of the health and safety of our community, UTA’s current COVID-19 protocols and guidance will remain in effect through May 31, 2021, at which point they will be reassessed. This decision has been made by university officials after review of the latest Governor’s Executive Order, which went into effect Mar. 10, and its direction that higher education institutions are to follow the most recent guidance issued by the Texas Education Agency.

 

Baseball Gameday

Due primarily to COVID-related space constraints, general-public spectators are not permitted at home UTA baseball games this season. UTA and the visiting team will be permitted a pass list – those individuals on the team-approved list will be allowed to attend. Those spectators will be seated in pods of four (4) socially-distanced seats, labeled for home or visiting team.   Guests are permitted to bring their own drinks and food as concessions will not be available. However, alcohol is not permitted. Tailgating is also prohibited.   The Mocek Patio down the left-field line will be closed to the public; this space will be allocated for expanded visiting dugout seating.   There will be no postgame guest interaction inside Clay Gould Ballpark. There will be a designated area outside the stadium for those on the pass list to meet with student-athletes. Dogs are welcome, and a short online waiver – which is good for the entire season – can be completed upon arrival.   Mask wearing and social-distancing measures are in place whenever on campus, and Sun Belt Conference and university COVID protocols must be followed. Baseball Home Game Coverage For the first time in department history, UTA Athletics will broadcast nine (9) home baseball games exclusively on ESPN+ and the ESPN App. For all other home games not on ESPN+, there will be a live audio broadcast on UTAMavs.com. Live stats will be available for each game as well, in addition to social-media coverage and postgame content.   Due to contractual obligations between the Sun Belt Conference and ESPN, beginning in 2020-21 all live UTA Athletics game broadcasts must be shown on ESPN+ and adhere to minimum standards. Infrastructure is not in place to reach those standards; thus, there will be no live video broadcasts aside from the aforementioned nine (9) ESPN+ contests set forth in the Sun Belt-ESPN contract utilizing third-party equipment. UTA Athletics’ goal is to have full ESPN+ capabilities beginning in the 2022 season.

 

Softball Gameday

Due primarily to COVID-related space constraints, general-public spectators are not permitted at home UTA softball games this season. UTA and the visiting team will be permitted a pass list – those individuals on the team-approved list will be allowed to attend. Those spectators will be seated in pods of four (4) socially-distanced seats, labeled for home or visiting team.   Guests are permitted to bring their own drinks and food as concessions will not be available. However, alcohol is not permitted. Tailgating is also prohibited.   The elevated berm beyond the outfield fence (which is not part of the softball complex) will be available for game viewing; however, social-distancing measures still apply. For those located on the berm, restrooms inside Allan Saxe Field will not be accessible.   There will be no postgame guest interaction inside Allan Saxe Field. There will be a designated area outside the stadium for those on the pass list to meet with student-athletes.   Dogs are welcome, and a short online waiver – which is good for the entire season – can be completed upon arrival.   Mask wearing and social-distancing mandates are in place whenever on campus, and Sun Belt Conference and university COVID protocols must be followed. During tournaments, the stadium will be cleared of all spectators and teams after every game to be sanitized. Only guests of the teams playing at the time will be allowed inside the stadium. Once the stadium has been sanitized, new guests will be allowed to enter. Softball Home Game Coverage Due to contractual obligations between the Sun Belt Conference and ESPN, beginning in 2020-21 all live UTA Athletics game broadcasts must be shown on ESPN+ and adhere to minimum standards. Infrastructure is not in place to reach those standards; thus, there will be no live video broadcasts this year.   However, there will be a live audio broadcast on UTAMavs.com for all home games. Additionally, Live stats will be available for each game as well, in addition to social-media coverage and postgame content. UTA Athletics’ goal is to have full ESPN+ capabilities beginning in the 2022 season.

 

Men's and Women's Tennis Gameday

No general-admission spectators are permitted at home UTA men’s and women’s tennis matches this season.