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August 7th is Strike Out Breast Cancer Night

July 29, 2009 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Omaha Storm Chasers News Release


OMAHA, NE - For a fourth consecutive season, the Omaha Royals will be holding a Strike Out Breast Cancer Night. The past couple of years the event has mostly raised awareness about the disease and saluted breast cancer survivors who were invited to participate in a pre-game parade. That will happen again on Friday, August 7th when the Royals host the Las Vegas 51s in a 7:05 p.m. game at Rosenblatt. However, this year's event will also feature a jersey auction to raise money for the fight against the deadly disease.

Due to the generous sponsorship of Aflac, Royals players will wear pink jerseys on August 7th. Those jerseys will be auctioned off to fans during the game, with all of the proceeds going to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The game will also be followed by fireworks, presented by Werner Enterprises.

As in years past, pink bases will be used on Strike Out Breast Cancer Night and several players are expected to use pink bats. Also, as is the case for every Royals home game this season, the team will make a $1 donation to Susan G. Komen for the Cure for every item of pink apparel or merchandise sold at the Royal Treasures gift shop.

"We are excited to once again provide breast cancer survivors in the metro area with complimentary tickets and honor them with a pre-game parade at a Royals game this season," said Martie Cordaro, Royals Vice President/General Manager. "And we are grateful that Aflac's involvement as a Royals advertiser will give us the opportunity to raise money for Susan G. Komen for the Cure."

For tickets, call the Royals ticket office at (402) 738-5100, or order and print tickets online at www.oroyals.com and at www.Etix.com.

ABOUT THE ROYALS: Readers of Omaha Magazine voted the Omaha Royals as Best Omaha Sports Team in the magazine's 17th annual Best of Omaha Awards, published in its January/February 2009 edition. In 2008, 349,376 fans attended Omaha Royals home games, making the Royals the largest-drawing sports team or event in the metro area last year. It also marked the team's largest season attendance total since 2001, while the average of 5,375 fans per game last season was the club's highest figure since 2000. Omaha's Triple-A franchise has drawn over 300,000 fans a year to Rosenblatt for 21 consecutive seasons, dating back to 1988.

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