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Bravehearts Release 2016 Schedule

November 18, 2015 - Futures Collegiate Baseball League (FCBL)
Worcester Bravehearts News Release


Worcester, MA: The Worcester Bravehearts have released their full 56-game schedule for the 2016 season as the team begins its quest for a third straight Futures League Championship. The home opener is slated for Friday night, June 3rd, and the final regular season home game will also take place on a Friday night, August 5th. The Bravehearts will play 19 of their 28 home games on Thursdays through Sundays.

The Bravehearts will open the 2016 season on the road Thursday, June 2nd with a game in Portsmouth, NH against the Seacoast Mavericks. The team's home opener will be on Friday, June 3rd when the Bravehearts will host their Central Mass rivals from Leominster, the Wachusett Dirt Dawgs. Opening weekend also features a rematch of the thrilling 2015 FCBL SemiJinal game between the Bravehearts and Martha's Vineyard Sharks that Worcester won in 15 innings. The Bravehearts are planning a championship ring ceremony on the Jield with members of the 2015 squad during one of the team's first two home games.

June will also feature seven matchups between the Bravehearts and Bristol Blues, whom the Bravehearts defeated in the 2015 Futures League Championship Series. Bristol will visit Worcester on June 8th, 14th, 17th and 30th while Worcester heads to Bristol on the 10th, 21st and 23rd. The Bravehearts will host a Fathers Day game at 5:05 PM Sunday, June 19th against Seacoast and families will be invited to play catch on the field after the game. Worcester is also home on the weekend of June 25-26 when they host the Torrington Titans on Saturday and the Nashua Silver Knights on Sunday.

After heading on the road July 1st and 2nd, the Bravehearts will host the North Shore Navigators on Independence Day weekend Sunday, July 3rd. July also contains two more Fireworks Fridays on July 15th vs. Bristol and July 29th vs. Pittsfield. After the All Star Break July 11th - 13th, the Bravehearts will play three out of the next four games on the road before opening up a four-game series against the Wachusett Dirt Dawgs. Games on July 19th and 21st will take place in Worcester while games on the 20th and 22nd will be played at Wachusett's home of Doyle Field in Leominster. The 2016 regular season wraps up with the Bravehearts hosting three of their last Jive games at home. The team will host Martha's Vineyard on Friday, August 5th and then travel to the Vineyard for the final regular season game on Saturday, August 6th.

The playoff structure has changed in 2016 to allow only the top six teams to qualify. Winners of the East and West divisions will receive a first-round bye on Sunday, August 7th before hosting the winners of the first-round matchups in a best-of-three series August 8-10. The Futures League Championship Series will again be a best-of-three series between Thursday, August 11th and Sunday, August 14th. The Bravehearts will once again compete in the FCBL West Division, creating eight matchups with Wachusett, Pittsfield, and Torrington as well as ten total games against the Bristol Blues. The Bravehearts will play members of the East Division four times, including the Nashua Silver Knights, Brockton Rox, Seacoast Mavericks (Portsmouth, NH), and North Shore Navigators (Lynn, MA). The one exception is the Martha's Vineyard Sharks, whom the Bravehearts will play six times in 2015.

Worcester will once again host all Monday - Saturday home games with a first pitch at 7:05 PM. Two exceptions will be Wednsday, June 8th and Tuesday, June 14th against Bristol. Those two games will begin in the morning as the team welcomes local schools for Education Day field trips. Sunday games will again start at 5:05 PM.

Worcester Bravehearts season tickets, flex packs, and 7-game packs are now on sale with all-you-can-eat options for fans by calling the box office at 508-438-3773. Single game tickets for the Worcester Bravehearts will go on sale in April.

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