This Saturday morning the Huntsville Stars will have auditions for Homer the
Polecat at the Stadium. If you're interested, please be prepared for a
short audition/safety briefing at that time. We will begin at 10:00 on
field by the 3rd base dugout.On Saturday, July 4th, immediately following the game and fireworks, we'll have the annual Diamond Dig, sponsored by Alexander's Jewelers. All women 18 and older will be invited onto the field to search for buried treasure. Write it down...baseball, fireworks and buried treasure.
Spring Training action from yesterday, courtesy of cub/beat reporter and all things groovy, Mark Mueller:
Nashville downed Salt Lake, 4-3. Yovani Gallardo picked up the win for the Sounds. Ryan Braun provided most of the offense with a 3-run home run in the first inning off Brian Fuentes. Craig Counsell and Cole Gillespie had three hits apiece for Nashville
Huntsville beat Arkansas, 3-1, thanks to a solid pitching performance by the Stars staff. Chris Smith threw four shutout innings from the pen to get the win. JR Hopf had two hits and Johnny Raburn added a solo shot late for insurance.
Rancho Cucamonga beat up on Brevard County, 9-2. John Axford allowed all nine of the Quakes runs after Bobby Bramhall started and threw four scoreless innings. Zelous Wheeler had two hits to lead the Manatees.
Cedar Rapids edged Wisconsin by the score of 5-4. Mike Marseco and John Delaney had two hits each for the Timber Rattlers. Cody Scarpetta started and gave up four runs in four innings of work.
The Brewers face the Dodgers farm teams today. Brevard County and Wisconsin will be at home; Nashville and Huntsville will travel to Glendale. All game times are 1 pm starts, locally.
Comcast customers, put Friday, September 4th down on your calendar. On that night all Comcast customers will receive a buy-one-get-one-free ticket offer when you present your Comcast bill at the Box Office. There is no limit to how many tickets you can purchase on that night, so grab your friends and neighbors that use the other guys' cable, internet and telephone service and ask 'em if their provider provides an inexpensive night out. Prob'ly not. Comcast, the official cable provider of the Huntsville Stars, is also the official sponsor for the 4th of July Fireworks Extravaganza this summer.
The Stars arrive in Huntsville a week from today. We're almost there, Allison.
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