Bakersfield Blaze Partner with Sunrun in 2016
April 6, 2016 - California League (CalL1)
Bakersfield Blaze News Release
BAKERSFIELD, California - The Bakersfield Blaze today announced they will be one of 16 communities featured in Minor League Baseball's new multi-year sponsorship with Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN), the largest dedicated residential solar company in the United States. As the "Preferred Residential Solar Power Provider of Minor League Baseball,"Â Sunrun will share how baseball fans across the country can save 20 percent on their home electricity bills with clean power from the sun.
To kick off the partnership and the 2016 season, Blaze Shortstop Gianfranco Wawoe has been selected to Sunrun's "The Future is Bright" lineup. The list consists of one top prospect from each of the 16 local communities that Sunrun serves in partnership with MiLB.
In 2015, Wawoe played in 94 games for the Clinton LumberKings, the Single-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners and batted .263 with eight home runs. Defensively, he played six different positions with the LumberKings.
Wawoe also played in four games with the Double-A Jackson Generals in June.
The Blaze will also be hosting "Sunrun Sundays" throughout the season, giving young fans the opportunity to escort players to their on-field positions as part of Sunrun's Jr. All-Stars program.
"Gianfranco Wawoe is one of our organization's top prospects, and we're happy to see him receive recognition in Sunrun's 'The Future is Bright' lineup,"Â said Elizabeth Martin, general manager of the Blaze. "The new partnership with Sunrun gives us the opportunity to further develop the family atmosphere at Sam Lynn Ballpark by incorporating 'Sunrun Sundays' activities and promoting home solar power."
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