San Antonio Scorpions to Play Exhibition Against Mexican Pro Team

Published on February 9, 2012 under North American Soccer League (NASL)
San Antonio Scorpions News Release


SAN ANTONIO - San Antonio's new professional soccer team, the Scorpions FC, will get a chance to test their pre-season progress Wednesday, March 14, against Club Dorados de Sinaloa, a Mexican pro team from Culiacán, Sinaloa, in Northwest Mexico. Dorados is led on the field by Mexican International Cuauhtemoc Blanco. The exhibition will be held at 7:30 p.m. PST at Banner Island Baseball Park in Stockton, CA, and the event is being promoted by Latin Entertainment Inc in coordination with the Phoenix Monsoon Soccer Club.

"This game will give us a good idea of how far we've progressed in coming together as a team," said Scorpions Head Coach Tim Hankinson. "Since organizing in 2003, Dorados has won two Primera DivisiÃ"n A championships, so we will be facing a very strong opponent. We should learn a lot from this exhibition and we look forward to the competition." The matchup against the Dorados will be a tune-up for North American Soccer League (NASL) competition beginning in April. The Scorpions' first NASL game will be against the Atlanta Silverbacks on April 7, while the team's home opener is set for 6 p.m. Sunday, April 15, at Heroes Stadium against the Puerto Rico Islanders.

When the Scorpions take to the field, it will mark the first time in pro sports history that a team has been organized for the expressed purpose of benefiting a non-profit, namely Morgan's Wonderland, the world's first ultra-accessible theme park designed with special-needs individuals in mind yet built for everyone to enjoy.

In conjunction with the Scorpions' first home game, team President Michael Hitchcock announced that all reserved seats on the west side of Heroes Stadium have been sold. As for the stadium's east side, both reserved seats and general-admission seats are available, he added. For more information and seat reservations, fans can visit www.SanAntonioScorpions.com. "The Scorpions will compete for a community that's really eager to see soccer played at a high level and for Morgan's Wonderland," Hitchcock said. "We've seen tremendous interest in season-ticket sales and new sponsorships as the 2012 NASL season gets closer and closer."

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