Gulls to Host Star Wars Night Wednesday
June 29, 2015 - New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL)
Newport Gulls News Release
NEWPORT, R.I. - The Newport Gulls are calling upon all Star Wars fans - be they Jedi Knights or Sith Lords - to come to Cardines Field on Wednesday, July 1 dressed in their favorite Star Wars-themed costumes, as the Gulls host the Valley Blue Sox in NECBL action at 6:35 p.m.
Gates open at 5 p.m., and fans of all ages arriving in costume will receive free admission to the ballpark.
The Newport Gulls game-day staff will also feature special Star Wars-themed between-inning contests for fans to participate in on the field throughout the night. The first 400 fans into the ballpark - even if they're not dressed as Jedi ??" will also receive free gift certificates to the Blue Plate Diner.
As always, reduced-rate parking is available across America's Cup Ave. from Cardines Field at the Newport Gateway Visitor's Center, and is just $2 with a game ticket.
The Gulls are in action today, Monday, June 29, with a double header vs. the New Bedford Bay Sox; first pitch for Game One is at 3 p.m., with Game Two to follow at 6:35, as the Gulls celebrate Newport Jr. Gulls Night and hand out 250 free adult T-shirts courtesy of Chris Electric. Both games will be seven innings as the two teams make up a rainout from earlier in the season.
On Tuesday and Thursday, the Gulls are on the road at Sanford, Maine and Keene, New Hampshire to play the Mainers and Swampbats, respectively; both games can be watched live (or listened to for free) on the NECBL Broadcast Network at newportgulls.com. Friday, the Gulls host the Plymouth Pilgrims for Horan Building Night at 6:35 p.m. at Cardines Field- the first 250 kids in the ballpark will receive free T-shirts.
The Newport Gulls, members of the 12-team New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL), are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, founded as the Rhode Island Gulls in 1998 in Cranston, R.I., before moving to Newport in 2001. In addition to recruiting, fielding, and developing a team of the nation's top collegiate baseball athletes and attracting 50,000 fans annually to Cardines Field, the predominantly volunteer organization strives to benefit the youth of Newport County via summer camps, reading programs, fundraisers, scholarships, and charitable donations - totaling nearly $1 million since 2001. The Gulls are six-time champions of the NECBL - the winningest franchise in league history - and were ranked as the overall No. 1 summer collegiate baseball team in the country by Perfect Game USA in 2012.
For more information about the Newport Gulls, visit facebook.com/newportgulls, follow the Gulls on Twitter @NewportGulls or visit www.newportgulls.com.
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