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Spikes' Last Homestand of the Regular Season Coming Up this Weekend

August 27, 2009 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
State College Spikes News Release


(STATE COLLEGE, PA)- Fans will have only three more chances to see the State College Spikes in action during the final weekend of the regular season home schedule at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, featuring two fireworks shows, a Spikes Fleece Blanket giveaway, a Team Autograph Session, and Fan Appreciation Night during their three-game series against the Williamsport Crosscutters (Philadelphia Phillies) that kicks off on Friday, August 28 and wraps up on Sunday, August 30.

Plus, fans attending the Taylor Swift concert at the Bryce Jordan Center at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday can get a special discount. The concert moved the Spikes' game to 1 p.m. Saturday , but fans holding tickets to see Taylor Swift and opening act Kellie Pickler can get $2 off any ticket to the Spikes game, and $3 off an Outfield Bleacher ticket.

College students will also have just three more opportunities to share in the value at the ballpark with the 3-2-1 Special, available all three nights at the ballpark. Students at all of the colleges and universities in central Pennsylvania, including Penn State, Lock Haven, Juniata and others, can show their ID and get $3 bleacher tickets along with $2 sodas and $1 hot dogs available all night long. The college atmosphere at the park will also be apparent in the theme nights on the final weekend, including Stone Broke College Student Night on Friday, August 28, and THON Night/Greek Night on Sunday, August 30.

The fun begins on Friday, when the Spikes face the Crosscutters at 7:05 p.m. Fans can take advantage of the final 4 for $44 Friday of the season, with four Diamond Club seats, four hot dogs and four small sodas available for just $44. Additional packages are $11 each. It's also Pennsylvania Sports Rivalry Night, where fans can sit in designated sections to support their favorite major league sports team in the Keystone State, and Mixed Martial Arts Night. Collegians short of cash will also be spotlighted on the Spikes' annual Stone Broke College Student Night. After the game, kids can run the bases, and a spectacular fireworks display, rescheduled from July 23 and presented by the flagship radio home of the Spikes, 95.3/3WZ, will light up the night skies over Happy Valley.

Saturday, fans can come to the park for a very special 1 p.m. start time as the Spikes face the Crosscutters in the middle game of their three-game set. It's a Scratch ‘n' Win Saturday, with every fan a winner as each fan gets a scratch-off card with a great Spikes prize on it. One lucky fan will win the grand prize of a 2010 Spikes season ticket.

Gates will open up at 11:30 a.m. for the final Team Autograph Session of the season, allowing fans to get their Spikes memorabilia signed by Spikes players and coaches. The first 1,500 fans through the gates will also receive a Spikes Fleece Blanket, presented by the Central Pennsylvania Convention and Visitors Bureau. Kids can run the bases after the game on International Day at the park.

The Spikes' 2009 regular season home schedule concludes on Sunday, August 30, with a 6:05 game against their SawBuck Series rivals. Fans can enjoy the final Summer Blast-Off Sunday of the year, with a Pre-Game Catch on the Field and Post-Game Kids Run the Bases. The Spikes will also honor the fans that have supported them throughout the year on Fan Appreciation Night, with Spikes prizes to be won throughout the game. It's also THON Night and Greek Night, helping kick-start the drive towards a cure for childhood cancer in 2010 through the Four Diamonds Fund while celebrating the fraternities and sororities of central Pennsylvania colleges and universities. To cap it all off, a spectacular fireworks display presented by HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabiliation Hospital will entertain and amaze fans immediately following the game.

Here's a complete listing of the activities going on at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park over the regular season's last homestand:

Friday, August 28 (7:05 p.m. vs. Williamsport)

-4 for $44 Friday (4 Diamond Club tickets, 4 hot dogs and 4 small sodas for $44)

-FIREWORKS after the game presented by 95.3/3WZ

-Pennsylvania Sports Rivalry Night

-Stone Broke College Student Night

-College Student 3-2-1 Special

-Mixed Martial Arts Night

-Post-Game Kids Run the Bases

Saturday, August 29 (1:00 p.m. vs. Williamsport)

-Scratch ‘n' Win Saturday

-Special Spikes ticket discount with Taylor Swift ticket - get $2 off any seat or $3 off an Outfield Bleacher seat when you present your ticket to Saturday's Taylor Swift concert at the Bryce Jordan Center

-Pre-Game Team Autograph Session (Gates open at 11:30 a.m.)

-Spikes Fleece Blanket Giveaway presented by Central PA Convention and Visitors Bureau (First 1,500 Fans, All Ages)

-College Student 3-2-1 Special

-Post-Game Kids Run the Bases

-International Day

Sunday, August 30 (6:05 p.m. vs. Jamestown)

-Summer Blast-Off Sunday featuring Post-Game FIREWORKS presented by HealthSouth Nittany Valley Rehabiliation Hospital

-Pre-Game Catch on the Field (5-5:30)

-Post-Game Kids Run the Bases

-Fan Appreciation Night

-THON Night

-Greek Night

-College Student 3-2-1 Special

For ticket information, including information on the College Student 3-2-1 Special, fans can call the Spikes Box Office at (877) 99-SPIKES or visit the ticket windows at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Spikes tickets for any of the final three game of the 2009 regular season can also be purchased through the Spikes Box Office or on-line at www.statecollegespikes.com.

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