
RailCats Fan Fest Ticket Pre-Sale Ends Friday
Published on February 19, 2009 under Northern League (NL)
Gary SouthShore Railcats News Release
GARY, Ind. - Discounted pre-sale tickets for the Gary SouthShore RailCats First-Ever Fan Fest will be on sale only until Friday, February 20 at 3 p.m. Central Time. Tickets purchased at the event - Saturday, February 21 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel in Merrillville - will cost $20/person, five dollars above the pre-sale price of $15.
Tickets are on sale now at www.railcatsbaseball.com or by calling 219.882.2255. Tickets for kids 12 and under will remain $5 both during the pre-sale and at the Radisson Saturday. The ticket price includes a free Fan Fest autograph poster and program, a free ticket to Opening Night, Monday, May 18 at 7 p.m. at U. S. Steel Yard, and a free Fan Fest t-shirt for the first 500 fans through the gate. Doors will open Saturday at 9:30 a.m.
The RailCats will also make two major announcements during the Closing Ceremony Saturday, scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. The winner of a luxury suite raffle and Name the RailCats contest will also be revealed at that time, and the winners of the Fan Fest Essay Contest (held in conjunction with the Post-Tribune) will be announced during Saturday's Opening Ceremonies.
89.1 FM, THE LAKESHORE, TO BROADCAST LIVE FROM FAN FEST
RailCats Public Address Announcer Tommy Williams will not only be hosting Saturday's Opening Ceremony, he will also be a part of live coverage of the Fan Fest on 89.1 FM, The Lakeshore. The flagship home of RailCats baseball will be carrying parts of the Opening Ceremony live during a two-hour remote at the Radisson from 10 a.m. - noon. Lakeshore personalities Len Clark and Tom Maloney will anchor the show, which will include several prominent RailCats guests.
The Lakeshore, 89.1 FM, announced an agreement with the RailCats earlier this year to broadcast all 96 regular season and playoff games in 2009.
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