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Captains Return Home for a Six-Game Home Stand Beginning Tomorrow

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


Eastlake, OH - The Lake County Captains, class A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, 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.

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.

After an off day on Tuesday, the home stand continues Wednesday through Friday and will feature the following promotions:

Wednesday is buy two, get two food specials and will be the Captains Eating Olympics. Game time is 7 PM.

Thursday is the highly anticipated Sharknado Night and is also Thirsty Thursday, presented by ESPN 850 WKNR. Game time is 7 PM.

Friday is 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 first 1,000 kids 12 and under will receive a Captains Replica Road Jersey courtesy of Stanley Steemer.

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

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