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Beat the Heat at Trustmark Park

August 24, 2007 - Southern League (SL1)
Mississippi Braves News Release


The Mississippi Braves are attempting to "Beat the Heat" at Trustmark Park for the M-Braves final home stand of the regular season and the post season. The Braves are pulling out all the stops in an effort to battle this record breaking heat wave. The atmosphere at Trustmark Park should be a little cooler as a result.

At the heart of this endeavor will be special "cooling" fans called Port-A-Cool units that have been installed on the concourse around the stadium. The Port-A-Cool units are the most advanced portable evaporative cooling systems in existence. These units distribute cooler air by circulating evaporated water rather than just hot air. They lower the surrounding temperature by an average of 20 degrees and will be distributed along the main concourse to give fans a cool place to go while continuing to watch the action on the field.

In addition to the Port-A-Cool Units, the M-Braves will distribute 10,000 hand held fans to every fan beginning on Saturday, August 25. The Braves will distribute the fans at every game thereafter while supplies last.

"Cool Zones" will also be set up in the ballpark that will feature sprinkler systems where fans can chill out during the games.

In a further attempt to help fans "Beat the Heat", 32 oz. fountain drinks will be sold for $2 while 16 oz. fountain drinks will be $1 for the remainder of the season. All ice cream and frozen lemonade, with the exception of Dippin' Dots, will be sold for only $1 for the rest of the season.

M-Braves misting fans and special "cooling" bandanas are available for purchase on the concourse.

Mississippi Braves General Manager Steve DeSalvo stated, "We've decided to try to do whatever we can to make fans more comfortable through this heat wave. I decided to make these plans when the temperature on our scoreboard reached 107 degrees during a ballgame during the last home stand. Many fans have come to me and asked me when we were going to turn on the air conditioning. Well, since we don't play indoors, we're trying to do the next best thing. I think our fans will enjoy our efforts. We will continue to offer this "relief" as long as the weather stays hot. We plan on doing some of the same things next June or July, when it gets hot again."

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