SAL1 Asheville Tourists

Tourists Announce 2012 Baseball Schedule

Published on August 22, 2011 under South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Asheville Tourists News Release


The upcoming offseason will be a little shorter for Asheville baseball fans. The Tourists will open their home slate next season at McCormick Field on Thursday, April 5, against the Delmarva Shorebirds, which is 10 days earlier than the team's home opener in 2011.

The Tourists begin the 2012 campaign with a four-game series versus the Shorebirds before welcoming the West Virginia Power to McCormick Field for a three-game set, from April 9-11. The home schedule features a July 4th date against the Augusta Green Jackets as well as 12 Thirsty Thursdays and 11 games each on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons.

"The schedule is the foundation for everything we do, so we always get a little excited to see what we have to work with," said Tourists president Brian DeWine. "The early start should work well, and we only have 11 games in April, which should help us get the majority of our contests in warmer weather. We're very pleased with the way the schedule worked out, and we're already putting ideas together and making plans to make it the best season yet at McCormick Field."

After opening April with 11 games at McCormick Field, the Tourists will play 18 home contests in May, 10 in June, 15 in July and 16 in August. Promotions scheduled for specific dates will be announced as the information becomes available over the offseason.

The Tourists have one final home series of the 2011 season, a five-game series against the Hagerstown Suns that begins on Friday night, August 26, at 7:05 p.m. The homestand kicks off with Friday's contest that features free bats for fans age 16 and under, sponsored by Star 104.3, and t-shirts from Black Orthodontics for the first 500 adults. For more information, contact the Tourists' front office at (828) 258-0428.

2012 ASHEVILLE TOURISTS SCHEDULE

April 5-8 - Delmarva

April 9-11 - West Virginia

April 12-15 - at Hickory

April 16-18 - at West Virginia

April 19-22 - Rome

April 23 - Off

April 24-27 - at Lakewood

April 28-30 - at Delmarva

May 1 - Off

May 2-4 - West Virginia

May 5-8 - Lexington

May 9 - Off

May 10-13 - at Rome

May 14-16 - at Greenville

May 17-20 - Hickory

May 21-23 - Greenville

May 24-27 - at Rome

May 28-30 - Charleston

May 31-June 3 - Augusta

June 4 - Off

June 5-7 - at Savannah

June 8-10 - West Virginia

June 11-13 - at Greenville

June 14-17 - at Lexington

June 18-20 - All-Star Game at Charleston

June 21-24 - Rome

June 25-28 - at Augusta

June 29-July 3 - at Lexington

July 4-8 - Augusta

July 9 - Off

July 10-13 - at Charleston

July 14-17 - at Rome

July 18 - Off

July 19-22 - Greensboro

July 23-26 - Greenville

July 27-29 - at Charleston

July 30-August 2 - Lexington

August 3-6 - Savannah

August 7 - Off

August 8-11 - at Hickory

August 12 - Off

August 13-15 - Charleston

August 16-19 - Greenville

August 20-22 - at Savannah

August 23-26 - at Greenville

August 27 - Off

August 28-30 - Savannah

August 31-September 3 - at Hagerstown

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