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The Kane County Cougars play their home
games at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark on the
grounds of the Philip B. Elfstrom Events
Center. To
follow are some of the basic rules and
regulations for the stadium as set by the
Kane County Cougars and the Forest Preserve
District of Kane County.
- Children
ages 2 and under do not need a ticket
for a game, provided they will be seated
on their parents lap.
- Anyone
more than 2 years old needs to have a
ticket for admission to the ballpark
including the picnic grounds.
- Fifth Third
Bank Ballpark opens
one hour prior to the published start
time for all game except those games
played on Saturday. Gates open two hours
prior to game time for Saturday games.
Exceptions may be made in the event of
rain dates and suspended games.
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Tailgating is not permitted at the
ballpark or in any of the stadium
parking lots. There are no facilities to
dispose of hot coals or any such
materials.
- Food and
beverage are not permitted inside the
ballpark. Exceptions are made for
infants and guests with special dietary
needs. In addition, if the temperature
at game time exceeds 90 degrees, bottled
water is permitted, but no coolers or
other bulk containers are permitted
- Guests are not permitted on the playing
field except during designated times
while under the supervision of a Cougars
staff member.
- Devices
to make unusually loud sound
(i.e.-megaphones or air horns) are not
permitted.
- Solicitors are not permitted on the
Event Center grounds (including the
parking lots, picnic grounds and
stadium) without the prior consent of
the Cougars.
-
Strollers are permitted at the ballpark,
but there is no designated stroller
parking or storage provided.
- Lawn
chairs, blankets and other similar
seating are permitted in the lawn areas.
Umbrellas are permitted throughout the
ballpark. Guests are asked to be
considerate and cautious of other guests
when using umbrellas.
- Smoking
is not permitted in any stadium seating
areas. Smoking is only permitted in
designated smoking areas.
- Rain
Check Policy-If 4½ innings are not
played, ticket stubs may be exchanged in
person or through the mail for one
ticket of equal or lesser value to a
remaining regular season home game,
based on ticket availability. A
suspended game ticket will be redeemable
for select dates.
- The Kane
County Cougars reserve the right to the
following: revoke the license granted by
a ticket; cancel any fireworks show
based on weather and/or curfew imposed
by the county permit; search any
bags/containers brought into the
stadium.
- Ticket
holder allows the Cougars to use their
likeness in photographs, advertising,
audio, and video productions.
- Ticket
holder assumes all risks incidental to
the game of baseball, including, but not
exclusively, injury resulting from
thrown or batted balls, thrown or
projected equipment, manually or
mechanically projected promotional
items, distractions from the game
resulting from promotional events,
contests, signage, mascots, employees,
entertainment, etc, thrown bats or
damage to personal property in or
adjacent to the ballpark whether
occurring prior to, during, or
subsequent to the game or event. Holder
agrees that the team, owners, its
officers, directors and employees, the
Kane County Forest Preserve District,
its officers and employees, the league,
its officers and employees, the
participating teams and their players,
officers, directors and employees are
expressly released by the ticket holder
from claims arising from such injuries
and hazards.
- Resale
of tickets is strictly prohibited.
- Tickets
are non-refundable.
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