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Founders Four Opens Seat Selection Process for Fredericksburg Baseball 2020 Season

Published on July 22, 2019 under Carolina League (CarL1)
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Fredericksburg, VA - With a live draft on Sunday, Fredericksburg Baseball officially saw the first seats for the new state of the art facility come off the board. With the Founders Four selecting their seats at the Fredericksburg Baseball store on Caroline Street, seat selection is officially underway as the organization gets ready for an April 2020 opening.

"We were thrilled to get the first four Founders Club members in their seats at our live draft yesterday," said Seth Silber, a member of Fredericksburg Baseball ownership. "We are incredibly excited to get the remaining 500+ Founders Club members into their seats and then see a sold-out stadium on Opening Day next April."

The live draft got underway with Founders Club member #1, John Ragsdale, who showed up to the initial sign up event in December amidst rain and cold at 2:00am. "It was just the perfect day to go out and wait for baseball tickets," said Ragsdale. "A nice warm cup of coffee in downtown Fredericksburg, with just me and the police officer who asked me what I was doing sitting in front of that building. I said waiting for baseball to come to Fredericksburg." With the first selection, John and his wife Wanda chose section 17, row A, seats 1-4, which will be located right behind the home team on-deck circle. The remaining members of the Founders Four also chose seats in the first few rows by the home dugout along the third base line.

Not able to attend the live draft but still able to make a choice with the second selection, Daniel Hansen joined Ragsdale in Section 17. With seats 7-10 in Row C, Hansen will likewise be right at the Fredericksburg dugout.

Front row seats one section closer to the plate went to Founders Club member #3, Phillip Solow. With seats 9 and 10 in both rows A & B, Solow will have a great view of the entire facility from spectacular seats. "Well because #1 went and took the seats that I wanted (laughs), we've got two families in this group and decided to take two sets of aisle seats," said Solow. "It still gives us the great viewing aspect that we were looking for, with an opportunity to talk trash to batters and talk to the players and coaches in the dugout."

Kevin Brown will sit the closest to home plate of any of the Founders Four. With seats 1 & 2 in Row A of Section 15, Brown will have an up-close opportunity to cheer on Fredericksburg hitters and heckle opposing hitters if he so chooses. "We wanted to be away from these other guys (laughs).... but really, we have some friends who we're hoping will be able to get the seats behind us," said Brown. "We want to be able to hear the players, hear the coaches, and be close to both the home team and home plate."

With four selections down and more than 500 remaining, Preference Forms will continue to hit the desks of Fredericksburg Baseball staff as the seating diagram at the Caroline St. store will continue to fill in.

Fans who have signed up for the Founders Club should continue to submit their Preference Forms via the online form that has been e-mailed to each member and is available under the Founders Club tab at www.fredericksburgbaseball.com. Overall Founders Club seat selections are slated to end just before Labor Day.

Additional members of the community interested in joining the Founders Club can still do so. Fans can join the Founders Club at the Team Store on Caroline Street or via e-mail at fxbgfoundersclub@potomacnationals.com. The Team Store will be open this Saturday (7/27) and Sunday (7/28) from 1:00pm-4:00pm each day. Additional dates and hours will be announced on the team website.

Fredericksburg Baseball is set to begin Carolina League play in 2020 at a brand new, state-of-the-art stadium facility, located at Celebrate Virginia South on Carl D. Silver Parkway near the Fredericksburg Expo & Convention Center in Fredericksburg, VA. Celebrate baseball in The 'Burg and stay up to date with the progress of the new ballpark facility and the team online at www.fredericksburgbaseball.com, and follow Fredericksburg Baseball on Facebook (@FredericksburgBaseball), on Twitter (@FXBGBaseball20), and on Instagram (@fredericksburgbaseball).

The Potomac Nationals of the Carolina League play at Northwest Federal Field at Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge, Virginia, and are the Carolina League affiliate of the Washington Nationals. The Potomac Nationals have claimed five Carolina League Championship titles (1982, 1989, 2008, 2010, and 2014) and 10 CL Northern Division Championships. Sponsorship opportunities for the P-Nats' 2019 season and beyond are available, as well as all-inclusive corporate picnic outings to watch the future stars of the Washington Nationals at The Pfitz. 2019 Potomac Nationals season tickets are now on sale, while mini plans will be available soon. For more information on Potomac Nationals 2019 season tickets, mini plans, group outings, picnic packages, fundraisers, and all things Red, White, and Blue, visit the P-Nats online at www.potomacnationals.com, follow the P-Nats on Facebook (@PotomacNationals), Twitter (@PNats42), and Instagram (@pnats42), or call the Potomac Nationals' Extreme Custom Collision Ticket Office at 703-590-2311.

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