Kentucky to house visiting teams in dorms for NCAA regional due to hotel room shortage
Kentucky to house visiting teams in dorms for NCAA regional due to hotel room shortage
May 31, 2023 GMT
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) A shortage of hotel rooms in the Lexington area this weekend will require visiting baseball teams in the NCAA Tournaments Lexington Regional to stay in dormitories on the Kentucky campus or in hotels more than 30 miles away.
Kentucky is the No. 12 seed for the 64-team tournament, earning the right to host Ball State, Indiana and West Virginia for double-elimination play Friday through Monday.
Teams traveling for NCAA championships typically are lodged in hotels near the arena or stadium where they will be competing. Several previously scheduled events in the Lexington area created a room shortage.
Ball State and West Virginia spokesmen said Tuesday night that their teams and staff would stay in the dorms. Indiana did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The NCAA said in a statement that the Division I Baseball Committee was aware of the room shortage when it selected Lexington as a host. Since Kentucky couldnt secure the required number of hotel rooms within 30 miles of the venue, the school offered three on-campus residence buildings near the stadium.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 2:56 am