Armed Forces Family Night on Saturday Along with Hat Giveaway

Published on June 22, 2010 under Golden Baseball League (GBL)
Orange County Flyers News Release


This Saturday, the Orange County Flyers are hosting the second-annual "Armed Forces Family Night" on June 26 at The Station at Cal State Fullerton to help raise money for Operation Gratitude while serving as a chance for the community to thank all past and current members of the military. All members of the military and their families will be admitted free to the ballpark, and gates will be opened at noon with an afternoon picnic in the park followed by a special Armed Forces baseball game at 1pm.

Before the Flyers take the field for the 5:05pm first game of a doubleheader against the Chico Outlaws, the team will host a special pre-game ceremony to recognize members of the military featuring a ceremonial first pitch that will be delivered by five veterans representing all five branches of the military as well as the last five American wars. The pre-game ceremonies will also feature a color guard from all five branches of the armed forces, and there are plans to recognize a Medal of Honor recipient.

Orange County's players will don camouflage jerseys for the night, which fans will have a chance to bid on throughout the night in a silent auction. All the proceeds from the silent auction will go to Operation Gratitude, a volunteer organization that assembles and ships care packages to troops overseas. The Van Nuys, Calif., based Operation Gratitude has sent more than a half-million care packages to American Service Members since it was formed. Flyers fans will also be asked to help in writing 5,000 thank you cards to our troops that Operation Gratitude will then include in their packages.

Saturday's game will also be a "Souvenir Saturday" featuring a Flyers recplica hat giveaway courtesy of Outdoor Cap. The first 500 fans will receive one of the special hats, so fans are encouraged to get to the ballpark early.

On Friday night, June 25, the Flyers are hosting their second "Family Film Friday" of the year with a post-game movie shown on the outfield grass. This week, the Flyers community is invited out to the ballpark to watch "The Natural" on the big screen at The Station. First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 6:05pm. The Flyers and Outlaws will play a doubleheader on Saturday, June 26 beginning at 5:05pm. The second game of the twin bill will begin shortly after the conclusion of the first game. Tickets for both games are available by calling the Flyers office at 714-526-8326 or through the Flyers website.

FLYERS TO HOST "PAINT THE PARK PINK" NIGHT JULY 10

Event presented by St. Jude Medical Center to raise money, awareness for breast cancer

The Orange County Flyers and St. Jude Medical Center are putting on the annual Paint the Park Pink Night July 10 to help raise money and awareness in the fight against breast cancer. Fans are encouraged to wear pink to the game to join the Flyers who will don pink OC jerseys and swing pink bats for the doubleheader games against the Tucson Toros. The first game of the doubleheader on July 10 is at 5:05pm. The special pink jerseys will be auctioned off in a silent auction during the game with all proceeds going to benefit St. Jude Medical Center's research into breast cancer.

KIM PITCHING TONIGHT ON SHORT REST IN YUMA

Flyers and Scorpions will play Wednesday and Thursday south of the border

YUMA, Ariz. (June 22, 2010) -- Orange County sends former National League All-Star and World Series Champion Byung-Hyun Kim to the mound on short rest against the Yuma Scorpions at Desert Sun Stadium tonight. Kim faced Yuma in his home debut on Friday and struck out the first five batters he faced en route to a 10 strikeout night over six strong innings pitch. Kim did not factor into the decision on that night as the Flyers won on a Tyler Keeble walkoff homerun in the bottom of the ninth. Tonight's game in Yuma begins at 7:05pm as the Scorpions have pushed back the original start times by a half hour to allow for cooler temperatures in the desert town. Tune in for the broadcast starting at 6:45pm Pacific with the Locallife.com pre-game show.

The Flyers and Scorpions will play the final two games of this series in San Luis Rio Colorado on the other side of the border on Wednesday and Thursday. The games will be played at Estadio Revolucion. Wednesday and Thursday's games will start at 7:30pm Pacific Time. Broadcasts from San Luis are expected to go on as scheduled pending a reliable internet connection at the ballpark.

SERIES MATCH UPS:

Orange County Flyers (11-13) vs. Yuma Scorpions (16-11)

Monday, June 21, 2010 - Flyers 3,

Scorpions 10 (Recap)

W - Daryl Arreola (4-0), L - Matt Durkin (1-2)

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 - Desert Sun Stadium - 7:05pm PT

RHP Byung-Hyun Kim (1-0, 3.51) vs. Bill Pulsipher (2-3, 4.42)

Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - Estadio Revolucion - 7:30pm PT

RHP Brett Smith (0-2, 9.74) vs. TBA Yuma

Thursday, June 24, 2010 - Estadio Revolucion - 7:30pm PT

RHP Manny Ayala (4-0, 4.68) vs. TBA Yuma

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