KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Western Michigan baseball will hold walk-on tryouts for the 2018-19 school year on Tuesday, Sept. 11 from 4:00-5:30 p.m. at Robert J. Bobb Stadium at Hyames Field. To try out for a Western Michigan varsity athletic team, you must be a currently full-time student at WMU.

This tryout will consist of a 60-yard dash, skill demonstration from your selected position, batting practice as well as a pitcher's bullpen. Please note, participating in the tryout does NOT guarantee a spot on the 2018-19 team under any circumstance.

All medical and general paperwork needs to be turned into Krysten Binfet in the Athletics Training Room on the second floor of the Seelye Center by Sept. 7. There will be NO EXCEPTIONS.

There will be a MANDATORY meeting prior to the tryout in the lobby of the first floor at the Seeyle Athletic Center on Thursday, August 30^th at 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Interested students are required to attend ONE meeting time ONLY.
Listed below are the requirements you will need in order to be permitted to tryout on Sept. 11:

Current and incoming students will need the following:

• A currently class schedule showing you are enrolled as a full-time student
• Photo ID
• Proof of Insurance
• A current physical, including sickle cell test from a physician
• Character reference letter from someone other than a family member if selected

A physical, sickle cell test, and insurance paperwork must be completed to attend the tryout. A PDF of the required physical form, as well as insurance form, can be downloaded at the top of the page.

No form is necessary for the sickle cell test. A copy of the results should be turned in with physical and proof of insurance. Physicals and sickle cell test may be done on campus at the Sindecuse Center or by a family physician.

*Please note, appointments are needed for physicals at the Sindecuse Center, contact" (269) 387-3290.

**Again, please not that in order to participate in the tryout, you must be at one of the meetings on the 30^th and be able to provide all necessary medical information, photo ID and class schedule.

If you do not have ALL of the materials that apply to you, then you will not be able to participate. NO EXCEPTIONS!