NPF on TV Sunday...Aug 8th
August 8, 2004 - National Pro Fastpitch (NPF)
Rockford Thunder News Release
Be sure to tune into ESPN 2, the Worldwide Leader in Sports, on Sunday, August 8th at 2 pm (CDT), as the NPF East All-Stars take on Team USA from Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. The game features the All-Stars from the Akron Racers, New England Riptide and NY/NJ Juggernaut in an exhibition game that took place during the NPF All-Star Break. The game was played as a part of the NPF All-Star Series and Team USA's Aiming For Athens Tour. The second game of the doubleheader will be shown immediately following the first game at 4 p.m. (CDT), and it will feature players from the Texas Thunder, Arizona Heat and California Sunbirds. Finally, for those of you lucky enough to have Direct TV you can also see the Texas Thunder vs. NY/NJ Juggernaut game live on the YES Network on Channel 622 if you have the "Sports Package." Game time is 6:30 pm CDT. Texas Thunder is currently 3 1/2 games in front of the Juggernaut and these two teams match up well against each other. It will be a great game as Peaches James (Nebraska) takes the mound to improve her record and league leading ERA record. Sunday, August 8th 2:00 pm CDT - NPF East All-Stars vs. Team USA on ESPN 2 4:00 pm CDT - NPF West All-Stars vs. Team USA on ESPN 2 6:30 pm CDT - Texas Thunder vs. NY/NJ Juggernaut (LIVE) on Direct TV channel 622 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1st Place Texas Thunder will be back in town for the season finale on Monday, August 16th to play 5 games in 3 days against the California Sunbirds. Last games will be on Wednesday the 18th. Tickets will be available 1 hour before the game at the UH Softball ticket window or by calling and reserving your tickets at (281) 265-8277. All seats are $6.00 thanks to our sponsorship with PANASONIC. These prices are on a first-come-first-serve basis only. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Texas Thunder will continue to honor all Olympic Exhibition game tickets from the rainout on July 6th. This is your last chance. Just bring your ticket or ticket stub from the game and swap it for a Texas Thunder regular season ticket at NO CHARGE! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For more information be sure to check out our web site at www.ThunderProFastpitch.com
• Discuss this story on the National Pro Fastpitch message board...
National Pro Fastpitch Stories from August 8, 2004
- NPF vs. Team USA Exhibitions Set to Re-Air on ESPN - NPF
- Leto and Bauer spark 5-3 comeback win for Nauts - New York/New Jersey Juggernaut
- NPF on TV Sunday...Aug 8th - Rockford Thunder
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
