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NCAA® Offers Official Ticket & Hospitality Packages for the 2011 NCAA Men’s College World Series®For Immediate Release
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Contact(s)
Deirdre Carey
Kel & Partners
deirdre@kelandpartners.com
617/904-9393 x123
Gail Dent
NCAA
gdent@ncaa.org
317/917-6117
INDIANAPOLIS---The National Collegiate Athletic Association and Primesport today announced the details of The NCAA Experience®, an official NCAA program offering ticket and hospitality packages through PrimeSport, the Official Ticket & Hospitality Package Provider for the 2011 NCAA Men's College World Series.
“Every year our priority is to provide the best experience possible at the NCAA Men's College World Series,” said Dennis Poppe, vice-president of baseball and football at NCAA. “And as demand for tickets increases year after year, the NCAA, with the help of PrimeSport, continues to deliver the best means of ensuring that our fans and membership have multiple ways to access high-quality tickets and hospitality offerings through the series.”
As it has been for over 60 years, Omaha, NE will be the backdrop for the 2011 Men’s College World June 18 – 29th, being played at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha. The NCAA and PrimeSport will provide fans the opportunity to select which game they wish to attend, as well as VIP hospitality. Through The NCAA Experience program, the NCAA and PrimeSport can offer guaranteed seat locations, official hospitality and the assurance of buying directly from the only NCAA-approved ticket and hospitality package program.
The NCAA Experience can be accessed before every game, located just one block from TD Ameritrade Park Omaha at Film Streams' Ruth Sokolof Theater and includes classic baseball movies showing each day, prize giveaways before every showtime, vouchers for food and drinks, a full cash bar and concessions, as well as an air-conditioned escape from the warm Nebraska summer.
“This year’s 2011 Men’s College World Series promises to be an exciting and entertaining experience for loyal fans,” said Sam Soni, President of PrimeSport. “Through our relationship with the NCAA, fans and companies can enjoy the games knowing they have secure tickets, and are buying directly from the only NCAA-sanctioned ticket and hospitality package provider.”
For more information about the packages available through The NCAA Experience, please visit NCAA.com/hospitality.
About PrimeSport
PrimeSport is the leader in providing access to the biggest sporting events on the planet, offering tickets, corporate and fan travel packages, and hospitality events for corporations, professional sports teams and fans. Official partnerships with professional and college sports organizations include multiple NFL teams and the Rose Bowl Game®. The company is the official ticket and hospitality package provider for selected NCAA Championships, including the 2011 NCAA® Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, 2011 NCAA Men’s Final Four®, 2011 NCAA Women’s Final Four®, 2011 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four® and the 2011 NCAA Men’s College World Series®. PrimeSport is a privately-held company, headquartered in Atlanta, GA. For more information, visit www.primesport.com or call 1-800-591-9198.
About the NCAA
The NCAA is a membership-led nonprofit association of colleges and universities committed to supporting academic and athletic opportunities for more than 400,000 student-athletes at more than 1,000 member colleges and universities. Each year, more than 54,000 student-athletes compete in NCAA championships in Divisions I, II and III sports. Visit www.NCAA.org and www.NCAA.com for more details about the Association, its goals and members and corporate partnerships that help support programs for student-athletes. The NCAA is proud to have the following elite companies as official Corporate Champions — AT&T, Capital One and Coca-Cola — and the following elite companies as official Corporate Partners — Buick, Enterprise, The Hartford, Infiniti, LG, Lowe’s, Planters, Reese’s, Unilever and UPS.
NCAA, The NCAA Experience and College World Series are licensed by or trademarks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
