RailCats Announce 2007 Schedule
Published on October 11, 2006 under Northern League (NL)
Gary SouthShore Railcats News Release
Gary, Ind. - The Gary SouthShore RailCats Professional Baseball Club announced its 2007 Northern League schedule today. The 2007 season will begin on May 17th and conclude on September 2nd. The RailCats will play 96 games including 47 games at U. S. Steel Yard.
For the first time in franchise history, the RailCats will open the Northern League season at home when they host the Winnipeg Goldeyes on May 17th. The RailCats opened on the road in each season from 2002-'06.
"We are looking forward to opening a season at home," said Roger Wexelberg, RailCats Vice President & General Manager. "It should be an exciting first weekend for our always enthusiastic fans and we always seem to play exciting games against Winnipeg."
Standard game times for 2007 will be the same as in past years. Monday-Friday home games will start at 7:00 p.m. Saturday games will start at 6:00 p.m. Sunday games will start at 2:00 p.m. The RailCats will play 26 of their 47 home games on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. They will have nine Friday-Saturday night combinations at home compared to seven on the road.
"From a fan's perspective, this has to be the best schedule we have ever had," said Mike Tatoian, Chief Executive Officer of Victory Sports Group, the RailCats ownership group.
The RailCats will play three weekday day games in 2007, each starting at 11:00 a.m. They are May 21st, May 23rd, and July 18th.
The season will again be split into two separate 48-game halves with distinct divisional races in each half. The first half will run from May 17-July 8 while the second half will run from July 12-September 2.
The Northern League features an unbalanced schedule again in 2007 with more games against divisional opponents (60 for the RailCats) than teams outside the division (36).
Within the Eastern Division, the RailCats will play Joliet 24 times (10 at home), Schaumburg 19 times (10 at home) and Kansas City 17 times (six at home). Outside the division, the RailCats will play Winnipeg 12 times (seven at home), Fargo-Moorhead 11 times (eight at home), Edmonton seven times (three at home), and Calgary six times (three at home).
The RailCats will visit all three Canadian cities (Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg) and Fargo-Moorhead in the first half, but will not travel outside the Eastern Division in the second half.
A complete 2007 schedule with home game times follows.
DATE OPPONENT TIME DATE OPPONENT TIME
May 17 Winnipeg 7:00 July 12 @Joliet
May 18 Winnipeg 7:00 July 13 @Joliet
May 19 Winnipeg 6:00 July 14 @Joliet
May 20 Winnipeg 2:00 July 15 @Joliet
May 21 Schaumburg 11:00 AM July 16 Schaumburg 7:00
May 22 Schaumburg 7:00 July 17 Schaumburg 7:00
May 23 Schaumburg 11:00 AM July 18 Schaumburg 11:00 AM
May 24 Off Day July 19 Schaumburg 7:00
May 25 @Edmonton July 20 Joliet 7:00
May 26 @Edmonton July 21 Joliet 6:00
May 27 @Edmonton July 22 Joliet 2:00
May 28 @Edmonton July 23 Off Day
May 29 @Calgary July 24 @Schaumburg
May 30 @Calgary July 25 @Schaumburg
May 31 @Calgary July 26 @Schaumburg
June 1 Edmonton 7:00 July 27 Fargo-Moorhead 7:00
June 2 Edmonton 6:00 July 28 Fargo-Moorhead 6:00
June 3 Edmonton 2:00 July 29 Fargo-Moorhead 2:00
June 4 Off Day July 30 Off Day
June 5 @Kansas City July 31 Winnipeg 7:00
June 6 @Kansas City August 1 Winnipeg 7:00
June 7 @Kansas City August 2 Winnipeg 7:00
June 8 Joliet 7:00 August 3 @Joliet
June 9 Joliet 6:00 August 4 @Joliet
June 10 @Joliet August 5 @Joliet
June 11 Off Day August 6 Off Day
June 12 Schaumburg 7:00 August 7 Kansas City 7:00
June 13 Schaumburg 7:00 August 8 Kansas City 7:00
June 14 Schaumburg 7:00 August 9 Kansas City 7:00
June 15 Kansas City 7:00 August 10 Calgary 7:00
June 16 Kansas City 6:00 August 11 Calgary 6:00
June 17 Kansas City 2:00 August 12 Calgary 2:00
June 18 Off Day August 13 Off Day
June 19 @Fargo-Moorhead August 14 @Kansas City
June 20 @Fargo-Moorhead August 15 @Kansas City
June 21 @Fargo-Moorhead August 16 @Kansas City
June 22 @Schaumburg August 17 @Joliet
June 23 @Schaumburg August 18 @Joliet
June 24 @Schaumburg August 19 @Joliet
June 25 @Joliet August 20 @Schaumburg
June 26 @Joliet August 21 @Schaumburg
June 27 @Joliet August 22 @Schaumburg
June 28 Off Day August 23 Joliet 7:00
June 29 @Winnipeg August 24 Joliet 7:00
June 30 @Winnipeg August 25 Joliet 6:00
July 1 @Winnipeg August 26 Joliet 2:00
July 2 @Winnipeg August 27 Joliet 7:00
July 3 @Winnipeg August 28 Off Day
July 4 Fargo-Moorhead 7:00 August 29 @Kansas City
July 5 Fargo-Moorhead 7:00 August 30 @Kansas City
July 6 Fargo-Moorhead 7:00 August 31 @Kansas City
July 7 Fargo-Moorhead 6:00 Sept. 1 @Kansas City
July 8 Fargo-Moorhead 2:00 Sept. 2 @Kansas City
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