In order to try out for the team, individuals must be a full-time WKU student and complete a series of forms that must be turned in no later than Monday, Sept. 21 at 2 p.m. CT.
Completed forms can be emailed to Coach McElreath at samuel.mcelreath316@topper.wku.edu or turned into the Paul C. Orberson Baseball Clubhouse lobby (located in the building directly behind the third base dugout at The Nick) in the form of a hard copy.
In addition to the submission of the required forms, all students looking to tryout must complete a COVID-19 PCR Swab test within five days prior to the date of walk-on tryouts and provide documentation of a negative result. This test is available through the Graves Gilbert Clinic on WKU's campus. These results can be submitted to the baseball clubhouse up to the day before tryouts.
If you have previously tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, please provide documentation of that positive test result along with a letter of completion for your isolation period from the public health department.
WKU Baseball is required to have the following information on file before any individual will be allowed to participate in the walk-on tryout:
- Walk-On Tryout Clearance Form
- Complete the top portion and sign.
- WKU Baseball Tryout Waiver
- After reading the statement, sign and date above "Signature of Participant" at the bottom of the page (the empty boxes will be for athletic department use).
- Walk-On Athlete Medical History
- Open the attached file, type in the appropriate information and complete it entirely, print out the form and sign in the designated areas.
- Medical Insurance Form
- Open the attached file, type in the appropriate information and complete it entirely, print out the form and sign in the designated areas. Will also need to provide a photocopy of your actual insurance card (front and back).
- Medical Records Release Form
- Open the attached file, type in the appropriate information and complete it entirely, print out the form and sign in the designated areas.
- Current Physical Exam
- Any physical exams performed prior to March 25, 2020 will not be accepted.
- If you have not had a recent physical, you can get one done at the Graves Gilbert Clinic located on campus
- Print out the attached file named "2020-21 Physician Signature Sheet" along with the completed "2020-21 Walk-On Athlete Medical History" form and take it with you when you go.
- Sickle Cell Blood Test Results
- If you have already had a Sickle Cell test, turn in a copy of those results with the rest of your paperwork.
- If you have not had a Sickle Cell test, you can get one done at the Graves Gilbert Clinic located on campus.
- It normally takes one to two days to get results back from the health clinic on campus, and test results must be on file before tryouts.
- You will have to physically go and get a copy of these results from the health center to include with the rest of your paperwork.
- COVID-19 Risk Informed Consent Form
- After reading this form, print your name at the top and sign/date in the "WKU Staff/Athlete Signature" spaces.
- COVID-19 Screening Form
- Complete this form entirely and sign/date in the "Staff/Student-Athlete" spaces.
Please keep in mind that all of the above items must be submitted on time. Both the COVID-19 test and Sickle Cell test may take a few days to get results. Be sure to plan accordingly.
All costs for the physical, Sickle Cell test and COVID-19 test will be at your own expense.
During the tryout, position players will run a timed 60-yard dash, be graded on catch-and-throw ability from their primary positions and take batting practice on the field. Pitchers, meanwhile, will throw a 20-to-30-pitch bullpen session with a radar gun and possibly pitch to live hitters.
