Your need to know information before heading to Fifth Third Park for the fourth annual Morgan Square Madness powered by Ingles!
Event Details:
Date: Thursday, Oct. 2
Time: Gates open at 5 p.m. | Program begins at 6 p.m.
Location: Fifth Third Park, downtown Spartanburg (Corner of Daniel Morgan Ave. and Henry St.)
Weather: Clear! Temperature 70 degrees, falling to 59 by 9pm.
Morgan Square Madness Official Website: www.upstatespartans.com/madness
Clear Bag Policy: Fifth Third Park does have a clear bag policy which will be enforced for Morgan Square Madness, for details, click here.
Admission: Free for all attendees, but ticket reservations are required. Just under 2,000 tickets have been claimed as of Monday. Sections 112-118 are general admission – first come first served. With walk-up attendees, arrive early and additional sections or areas will be opened as needed. The grass berm in left field will not be open for this event.
USC Upstate Student Seating: Sections 119 and 120 are reserved for USC Upstate students. Students do not need to reserve tickets in advance and can pick them up, showing a valid USC Upstate ID, at the South Carolina Army National Guard tent outside the Left Field Gate on event night. Overflow student admission is available in the other general admission seating areas. USC Upstate students are asked to fill sections 119 and 120 first.
USC Upstate Student Shuttle: USC Upstate students who need transportation from campus to downtown may catch a University Shuttle which will pick up at the lot across from the Rampey Building on campus and drop off at Fifth Third Park along Batters Alley behind the ballpark. Riders will walk up one level of the Ballpark Parking Garage to access the Left Field Gate. Look for EPI staff to direct you through the garage.
Parking: Complimentary parking is available in the Ballpark Parking Deck next to Fifth Third Park, with additional options throughout downtown. For a parking map, click here.
DOWNTOWN CONSTRUCTION: With construction beginning on the new City/County Administration Building on Broad Street, expect detours and delays, plan your route accordingly.
Food & Concessions: Fans can enjoy normal Fifth Third Park stadium throughout the event. The Hub City Spartanburgers Team Store at the Parking Deck will be open as well.
Concourse activities: As you enter the Left Field Gate, we have a host of vendors and interactives! Outside the gate, USC Upstate students should report to the SC Army National Guard tent to pick up their tickets and fans can enjoy the sounds of the USC Upstate Gospel Choir as well.
Inside the concourse, USC Upstate Admissions, Athletics and Student Life will have tents set up. Students will pick up their free t-shirt from Student Affairs. Fans will pick up their t-shirt at the Ingles Tent on the right side of the concourse as you enter.
More on the concourse:
Take a swing at the SC Army National Guard punching station
Fox Sports Spartanburg 98.3 FM and The Fan Upstate will both be broadcasting live.
The USC Upstate bookstore will be on-site with gear for sale
Take a photo with one of 5 trophies earned last season, Big South titles in women's soccer, men's golf, baseball and softball, plus the I-26 Rivalry Trophy.
Near the trophy area, purchase tickets for the upcoming USC Upstate basketball season
The Spartanburg Regional Kids Zone will be open
Register on-site for the 10th Annual Josh Lee 5K
Visit with representatives from El Paso Tacos + Tequila and Whataburger.
Giveaways: The first 250 fans to visit the USC Upstate/Ingles tent inside the stadium will receive a free T-shirt to help paint the 'Burg green. The first 250 USC Upstate students may be ALSO pick up a shirt from the USC Upstate Student Involvement Tent as you enter Fifth Third Park.
Family & Alumni Weekend: Morgan Square Madness kicks off USC Upstate's Family & Alumni Weekend (Oct. 2–5), which features campus tours, reunions, receptions, rides, activities, and home athletics events including Spartans volleyball and men's soccer. Full schedule available online.
Sponsors: Morgan Square Madness is presented by Ingles, along with support from area corporations and community partners:
- Slam Dunk Sponsors: Morgan Square Hospitality, Bojangles, Rigsby's
- Jump Shot Sponsors: Spartan Waste, Founders Federal Credit Union, South Carolina Army National Guard, Whataburger, Pinnacle Partnership, PSI Electrical Contracting, City of Spartanburg, El Paso Tacos + Tequila
- Media Partners: Audacy, Fox Sports Spartanburg 98.3 FM, Arrowhead Design Group
