Captains to host a "Community First Pitch"

June 19, 2008 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Lake County Captains News Release

(Eastlake, OH) - If you have ever wanted to throw out a first pitch at Classic Park, then you'll have your chance on June 27th. The Captains will be having a "Community First Pitch" on Friday, June 27 at Classic Park. The Captains will be competing against their sister club the Lancaster JetHawks to see which team can get the most fans to throw out first pitches that day.

Captains fans are invited come to the ballpark from 11:00am - 3:30pm and throw a first pitch. Each participant will have the opportunity to enter an exclusive raffle for great door prizes and the winners will be notified via email. In addition, the Captains will allow fans to test their throwing velocity in the Mojo Pitching Cage at no charge.

There will be a lunch package available for only $6 for fans spending their lunch hour at the park. The lunch package will be available in a cafeteria line in the Left Field Picnic Plaza and it will include a choice of a hamburger, hot dog, or bratwurst, plus a soda and a cookie.

Participants do not need a ticket to take part in the Community First Pitch. The gates and the cafeteria line will close at 3:30pm. Anyone participating, who has a ticket to the game that night will be re-admitted at the normal time of 6:00 PM.

Tickets for all Captains home games including the 2008 SAL Playoffs are on sale at the Classic Park box office, by phone at 440-954-WINS (9467) or at captainsbaseball.com. Tickets for the Playoffs remain the same as regular season game tickets, $9 reserved seat, $7 bleachers, juniors, and seniors, $6 lawn. Lawn seats for the Playoffs will only be sold once the reserved seats and bleachers are sold out. The $7 group rate will still apply to groups of 20 or more.

The Lake County Captains are a Class A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians and play their home games at Classic Park in Eastlake, at the corners of State Route 91 and Vine Street. For more information on the Captains, please visit the team's official website at www.captainsbaseball.com.

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