Baseball Month in Rochester - May 8

May 8, 2012 - International League (IL1)
Rochester Red Wings News Release

ROCHESTER, NY - The Empire State Yankees today host Day 8 of Baseball Month in Rochester at Frontier Field. The details for May 8:

GAME A0 Columbus Clippers (LHP David Huff and RHP Kevin Slowey) at Empire State Yankees (LHP Manny Banuelos and RHP Adam Warren),

5:05 p.m. (Doubleheader)

HOSTED ORGANIZATION IN SUITE: Honor Flight Rochester, which honors America's World War II veterans by flying them to Washington, D.C. to visit the

World War II Memorial

RAFFLE ITEMS: Rochester Americans T.J. Brennan and Paul Szczechura autographed bat, Travis Hafner autographed baseball,

Justin Masterson autographed baseball, Ben Revere autographed baseball, Brett Gardner autographed baseball

SPIKES AND MITTSY APPEARANCE: Cobbles Elementary (Penfield, NY)

YESTERDAY'S RAFFLE TOTAL: Game rained out

MONTH-TO-DATE TOTAL: $2,859

YESTERDAY'S ATTENDANCE: Game rained out

MONTH-TO-DATE ATTENDANCE: 29,155

Raffle tickets will be sold through 8:00 p.m., and winners will be announced shortly thereafter. Raffle tickets are $1 apiece, six for $5, and an arm's length for $10.

Brennan and Szczechura used the bat during batting practice at Frontier Field last weekend. Hafner and Masterson both play for the Clippers' parent club, the Cleveland Indians. Gardner is appearing with the Yankees on a rehab assignment.

Spikes and Mittsy have traveled 238 miles thus far during Baseball Month in Rochester.

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• Chiefs, Bulls Split Tuesday Doubleheader - Syracuse Mets
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