Pride Gear Up for Final Homestand

Published on September 4, 2002 under Canadian American League (Can-Am)
American Defenders of New Hampshire News Release


The Nashua Pride open the final homestand of the 2002 season this Friday, September 6th, with a 7:05 PM game against Mitch Williams' Atlantic City Surf. There are nine games in the homestand which runs through Sunday, September 15th. Great seats are available for all games:

*Friday, 9/6, vs. Surf - 7:05 PM
*Saturday, 9/7, vs. Surf - 7:05 PM - Meet REGGY The Purple Party Dude (the former Phillie Phanatic!)
*Sunday, 9/8 vs. Surf - 2:05 PM - Margarita's Sunday!

*Tuesday, 9/10 vs. Bluefish - 6:35 PM -Voicestream T-Mobile Family Night (4 tickets for $20)
*Wednesday, 9/11 vs. Bluefish - 7:05 PM
*Thursday, 9/12 vs. Bluefish - 7:05 PM - Boston Billiard Club Thursday!

*Friday, 9/13 vs Road Warriors - 7:05 PM -Sovereign Bank Halloween In September! Pride Jack o' Lanters for first 1,000 fans 16 & under!
*Saturday, 9/14 vs. Road Warriors - 7:05 PM - Pride present Myron Noodleman! Great for families!
*Sunday, 9/15 vs. Road Warriors - 2:05 Closing Day!

Call 883-BALL (2255) for tickets or visit the Holman Stadium Box Office, open 7 days a week: *Mondays - Fridays: 10 AM - 6 PM
*Saturdays: 10 AM - 4 PM
*Sundays: 12 PM - 4 PM

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PRIDE PAY TRIBUTE TO NH POLICE, FIRE & SAFETY WORKERS ON SEPTEMBER 11TH

The Pride have distributed more than 1,000 complimentary tickets to New Hampshire fire, police, EMS and other safety workers and their families for the Wednesday evening game against the Bridgeport Bluefish on September 11th.

Participating organizations include the fire and police departments of Allenstown, Auburn, Barnstead, Chester, Dover, Epping, Hollis, Hudson, Keene, Manchester, Milford, Nashua, Raymond, Sunapee as well as the Sheriff's Offices of Hillsborough and Merrimack counties and the New Hampshire State Police.

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ATLANTIC LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH ANNOUNCED

Former Pride slugger JIMMY HURST has been named the Atlantic League's offensive Player-of-the-Month for August. The Newark Bears OF/DH hit .347 with 12 homers, 29 RBIs and 21 runs in 25 games in August.

With just eleven games to go in 2002, Hurst seems a strong threat for the league's first ever Triple Crown winner. His .341 average is tops in the circuit (second place JOSE VELASQUEZ of the Surf is far behind at .322). With 32 homers, he is seven ahead of ORESTE MARRERO of Bridgeport. His 94 RBIs are 10 more than Velasquez.

The Atlantic League Pitcher-of-the-Month is TIM KESTER, a right-hander for the Pennsylvania Road Warriors. In five August starts, Kester posted a 4-0 record with a 1.45 ERA in 37-and-a-third innings. He struck out 26 and, amazingly, walked just one batter over the course of the month.

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2003 ATLANTIC LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

The 6th Annual Atlantic League All-Star Game is coming to The Pridelands in July 2003. Tickets went on sale on Sunday, August 25th.

The exact date will be announced when the League schedule for 2003 is unveiled this fall. We expect the date to fall in the second week of July as it did at this year's All-Star Classic in Long Island, which drew a sellout crowd of 6,000+.

Ticket reservations are available now by calling 883-BALL or 888-9-GO-PRIDE. Tickets will be printed in 2003. Seating preference will be allocated according to date of order, with the earliest orders receiving priority.

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REQUIRED READING

New Hampshire's own Plaidswede Publishing of Concord has just released DEM LITTLE BUMS: THE NASHUA DODGERS written by Telegraph Assistant Sports Editor Steve Daly.

The book chronicles the rise and fall of the Brooklyn Dodgers New England League affiliate which played at Holman Stadium from 1946-1949. As many Pride fans know, the Dodgers featured future Hall-of-Famers ROY CAMPANELLA and DON NEWCOMBE in 1946, making the team the American club in the modern era to have a racially integrated roster. (Jackie Robinson was assigned to a Canadian Dodgers affiliate in 1946, the year before Major League integration).

Steve Daly will be appearing at the Sunday, September 8th Pride game to autograph copies of DEM LITTLE BUMS, which will be on sale at the Lions Den Gift Shop from now through the end of the season.

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