BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. - The Mountain East Conference today announced
Yes! Chevrolet and
Yes! Ford as its newest corporate partner. The partnership includes an agreement for the car dealerships to serve as the title sponsor for the Mountain East Conference Baseball Tournament through the 2025-26 season.
“We are thrilled to partner with owner Keith Powell,
Yes! Chevrolet and
Yes! Ford, as they come on board with the MEC as our Baseball Tournament title sponsor for the next four years as well as becoming our newest MEC Corporate Partner,” Commissioner Reid Amos said. “In addition to moving our baseball tournament to the City of Charleston and GoMart Ballpark, this relationship will further our ability to make this, and other MEC events, a first-class experience for all involved; most importantly, for our student-athletes.”
The new agreement aligns Yes! Chevrolet of Hurricane, West Virginia and Yes! Ford of Huntington, West Virginia with the Mountain East Conference, its member institutions, and the league’s 23 championship events over the next three-plus seasons.
“We are thrilled to have said yes to this partnership with The Mountain East Conference and its member colleges and universities,” stated Keith Powell, President and Owner of Yes! Chevrolet and Yes! Ford. “Connecting with and supporting our communities, our state, and the region are at the core of what we do. I’m very pleased that our relationship with the MEC supports the MEC Baseball Tournament coming to our area and that our sponsorship will provide support to student-athlete experiences in all of the MEC’s Championship Sports.”
The 2023 MEC Baseball Tournament will be played May 10-14 at GoMart Ballpark in Charleston. For ticket information and the complete tournament schedule, visit the Championship Central page on MountainEast.org.
ABOUT THE MEC: The Mountain East Conference features 12 NCAA Division II member colleges and universities located in three states. The league sponsors 23 NCAA championship sports. MEC teams have won six NCAA team national championships, have played in 13 NCAA Championship games, and won 42 regional championships. MEC student-athletes also excel in the classroom with over 2,400 earning academic recognition in 2021-22. The league has also produced nine Elite 90 award winners, recognizing the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average who has reached the site of the finals for each of the NCAA's 90 men's and women's championships across its three divisions. The Mountain East Conference is headquartered in Bridgeport, West Virginia.
ABOUT YES!: Yes! Chevrolet of Hurricane and Yes! Ford of Huntington are local dealerships serving communities in Southern West Virginia and beyond. Whether you’re looking for a new or pre-owned vehicle, need a tune-up, or want to order parts for your car, you’ll enjoy the warm and friendly team at one of our Yes! dealerships. Our loyal customers have returned again and again to upgrade their vehicle or for our many services. We welcome all customers and visitors from Hurricane, Charleston, Huntington, and Barboursville to stop by our spotless dealership and showroom to see why we have such loyal customers.