MWL1 Lake County Captains

Captains Preview Homestand

August 9, 2013 - Midwest League (MWL1)
Lake County Captains News Release


The Captains will begin a six-game home stand tomorrow as the Bowling Green Hot Rods (Rays) and South Bend Silver Hawks (Diamondbacks) make their final regular season appearances at Classic Park this season. Here are the details for the first three games of the homestand.

The home stand kicks off with the final Saturday Night Fireworks of the year, presented by Monreal Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Monreal and the Captains will also announce the winner of the 6th annual Free Funeral Giveaway during and in-between inning presentation.

Also on Saturday as part of Go Green Night, the first 1,500 fans will receive Sunglasses made from recycled material courtesy of the Lake County Solid Waste District.

Irish Heritage Night, featuring traditional Irish fare for sale including Bangers and Mash will take place Saturday evening. Entertainment will include the Black Sheep Pipes and Drums as well as the Leneghan Academy of Irish Dancers. Game time is 7 PM.

Sunday is a 1:30 PM start and is a Family Fun Sunday, presented by the Lake County YMCA, featuring a pre-game player autograph session, concourse entertainment and activities, and the opportunity for kids to run the bases after the game. All kids in attendance will receive a Captains activities book and crayons, presented by the YMCA and Lake County Job and Family Services.

Sunday is also the Fifth Annual Jewish Heritage Day. Falafel, potato pancakes and other Israeli delicacies will be available and each participating Temples Rabbi will be throwing out a Ceremonial First Pitch and swinging for the fences in our inaugural Rabbi Post-Game Home Run Derby. Local Singer Noah Budin will be singing The Hatikvah while Sharon Shaffer will sing The Star Spangled Banner and Shawn Fink, from Shalom America Radio, will lead the singing of God Bless America and will also belt out the Seventh Inning Stretch in Yiddish. There will also be Jewish In-Game Trivia, promotions and entertainment throughout the day.

Monday is Buck Night, presented by PNC, featuring $1 Five Star Brand Hot Dogs, Dan Dee chips, French fries, popcorn, soda and beer. Also, fans receive a $1 discount on their tickets or $2 off their tickets if they use a PNC Bank debit or credit card. Game time is 7:00 PM.

Individual game tickets for these, and all Captains games, may be purchased at the Captains official website CaptainsBaseball.com.

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The Captains are offering Classic Park as a location to take refuge from a SHARKNADO that has been forecasted on Thursday, August 15 during the club's game against the South Bend Silver Hawks.

With the recent SHARKNADO in Los Angeles and another one forecasted to strike New York in 2014, the Captains fired up Classic Park Dual-Doppler Skipper 2010+ to determine if Northeast Ohio was in any danger. After seeing the results, and upon consultation with all of the leading weather experts and marine biologists, the Captains determined that the SHARKNADO will hit Eastlake on August 15 and that sharks will be scooped up out of the waters of Lake Erie and will be falling on fans from the roof top at Classic Park.

Heavy security will be on hand as the Captains are preparing for a shiver of sharks in the concourse and on the field during the game. The sharks, which may or may not be humans dressed in shark costumes, will be involved in on-field promos throughout the night.

Fans can protect themselves form the sharks and commemorate the night by getting temporary shark tattoos made with shark repellent and can extinguish their appetites with gummy shark treats, both of which will be distributed to everyone in attendance.

With all of the action taking place throughout the evening, fans age 21 and older are likely to want to quench their thirst via specials that the Captains will be offering on Landshark Lager from the Margarita Brewing Company.

Local card sharks are encouraged to take advantage of the complimentary table games that will be taking place at designated locations throughout the concourse.

For more information on using Classic Park as a safe haven for the evening, fans can purchase tickets on-line at CaptainsBaseball.com, at the Classic Park box office or call 440-954-WINS(9467).

Friday night's game features a Youth Replica Jersey Giveaway presented by Stanley Steemer to the first 1,000 kids 12 and under in attendance. It is also Middle Ages Night featuring over 45 Renaissance performers and activites, including a post-game melee on the field with heavy sword and shield fighters and fencing. The 7 PM game will be followed by a Firework's Friday Night presented by Universal Windows Direct and a Friday Night Post-Game Concert by Stone Pony.

The Captains are hosting a College Fair on Wednesday, August 28. Admission is free for high school students, who also have the chance to be awarded a $1,000 scholarship! Students are able to get tickets from their school or by contacting Jen Yorko by phone at (440) 975-8085 ext. 116 or email at jyorko@captainsbaseball.com.

Colleges and universities are able to set up tables on the concourse for only $250. Institutions attending the event also receive 25 tickets to the night's Captains game and a parking pass.

Please contact Jen Yorko at jyorko@captainsbaseball.com for more information.

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