Suns Host Generals & Biscuits for Eleven Games over Memorial Day Weekend

May 20, 2014 - Southern League (SL1)
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp News Release

JACKSONVILLE, FL - Your Jacksonville Suns will be home daily with five games against Jackson (SEA) from May 21-25 and six games against Montgomery (TB) from May 26-30! In playing both series against American League affiliates, as a special boon to American League fans, all eleven games will feature the Designated Hitter!

Wednesday the homestand begins with Winn-Dixie Wednesday, the Great Grocery Giveaway and Winn-Dixie Ticket Offer! Bring your Winn-Dixie Customer Reward Card to the Suns box office for 2 for 1 tickets! Also hundreds of dollars in groceries will be given away with the Great Grocery Giveaway, sponsored by Winn-Dixie & 107.3 JACK-FM! Plus it's Baseball Bingo! Be sure to play for your chance to win $50 in groceries from Winn-Dixie!

Kick off the Holiday Weekend with the biggest party in town with Thursday Night Throwdown, Nurses Night & College Night! Enjoy Buds for a Buck and 2 for 1 Cocktails at the hottest spot in Jacksonville! It's also Nurses & Hospital workers night where all hospital employees are admitted for $5 with employee ID, courtesy of Baptist Health! Plus it's College Night! All college students get $5 General Admission tickets by showing their student ID at the Suns Box Office! Sponsored by Budweiser, Jim Beam, Absolut, Jagermeister, Malibu Rum, Maverick's, Go Pull-It, Buzz Magazine X102.9 and 95.1 WAPE!

Friday is Family Faith Night with a post-game concert with Francesca Battistelli, Blood Alliance Blood Drive & NAPA Friday Family Fireworks! It's a Night of Faith, Fellowship and our National Pastime with a post-game Christian concert with 2011 Dove Awards Best Artist Francesca Battistelli, courtesy of The Blood Alliance, Southern Ford Dealers & 91.7 The Promise! The Blood Alliance Bloodmobile will be at Bragan Field and the Suns encourage all fans to donate blood! The first 25 donors receive 2 tickets to the game, a hot dog and soda voucher and a special Suns gift! Also check out the hottest rides from your Southern Ford Dealers which will be on hand. Stay after the game and before the concert as we light up the skies with the NAPA Friday Family Fireworks, presented by your NAPA AutoCare center dealers!

Saturday is Marcell Ozuna Replica Suns Jersey Giveaway, Throwback Day, Bark in the Park, Blood Alliance Blood Drive, Pre-Game Miracle League Game & Saturday Night Shrimp Buffett! Be sure to arrive early for our special Miracle League game which begins at 4:00! Plus the first 3,000 fans get a yellow Marcell Ozuna Replica Suns Jersey, courtesy of Memorial Hospital, FOX 30 & 96.9 the Eagle! It's also Throwback Day and the Suns will be wearing their all Yellow Uniforms and all fans can get 25 cent programs! The Baseball Grounds will go to the dogs with Bark in the Park! All dogs get in for just $2.50 and are invited to run the bases after the game! The Blood Alliance Bloodmobile will be on hand and the Suns encourage all fans to donate blood! The first 25 donors receive 2 tickets to the game, a hot dog and soda voucher and a special Suns gift! Check out the hottest rides from your Southern Ford Dealers which will be on hand Also enjoy the Sea Best Unlimited Shrimp Dinner in the Sundowner Lounge from 6-8! Get unlimited Butterfly Breaded Shrimp, sides and a soda for only $16.50!

Sunday Night the Holiday Weekend continues as the Suns Play a Special Memorial Day Weekend Sunday Night Game at 7:05 and it's Navy Camo Jersey Auction & Pre-Memorial Day Fireworks Spectacular! The Suns will be wearing special Navy Blue Digital Camo Jerseys during the game as we Salute the Navy! These jerseys will be available for charity auction benefiting The Children of Fallen Patriots and you can buy the jersey off of the back of your favorite player, courtesy of Navy Mutual, CBS 47 and 99.9 Gator Country! Plus we Salute the Military with a Special Memorial Day Weekend Post-Game Fireworks Show! Also the latest and hottest rides from your local Southern Ford Dealers will be on hand!

Celebrate Memorial Day with America's Pastime as the Suns welcome the Biscuits at Bragan Field and it's Military Appreciation Day, the amazing acrobats of the Quebec Bar Trio Appearance and Kids Run the Bases! Join the Suns early to help us honor all veterans of military service in a special ceremony featuring 21-gun salute and pregame video tribute! All Members of the military and their families get free admission into the game by showing their Military ID at the Suns Box Office, courtesy of Navy Federal Credit Union & 100.7 The Bull! Also don't miss the high flying acrobatic act of the Quebec Bar Trio! Plus it's a special holiday edition of Kids Run the Bases following the game, presented by VyStar Credit Union! Also don't miss the hottest rides from your local Southern Ford Dealers!

Tuesday the Suns and Biscuits will play a special Doubleheader with the first game beginning at 5:05 P.M. and its Fifty Cent Family Feast Night, Strike Out ALS Night, Hi-Chew Kids Night and Gate Tuesday Night Tickets! Enjoy $.50 hot dogs, peanuts and ice cream treats, sponsored by Oscar Mayer, Hampton Farms, Blue Bell Ice Cream, Folio Weekly and 99.9 Gator Country! Present a receipt from any local GATE Convenience Store at the Suns Box Office for Buy One-Get-One Tickets! Help the Suns strike out ALS at this special in-game fundraiser on Strike Out ALS Night at Bragan Field, sponsored by Sawyer Gas! Plus it's Hi-Chew Kid's Night and all kids can play catch on the field immediately following Game 1 of the doubleheader, courtesy of Hi-Chew Candy!

Wednesday afternoon is a Businessperson Special with Baseball in the SUNShine! $15.50 gets a Homeplate Box seat, large hot dog and large beverage of choice. Sponsored by 1010XL & 92.5 FM!

Be sure to join us on Thursday for Thursday Night Throwdown & College Night! Enjoy Buds for a Buck and 2 for 1 Cocktails at the hottest spot in Jacksonville! Plus it's College Night and all college students get in for $5 Dollars with ID and wear your school's colors for a chance to win great prizes and a chance to compete in events on the field between innings!! Sponsored by Budweiser, Jim Beam, Absolut, Jagermeister, Malibu Rum, Maverick's, Go Pull-It, 97.9 KISS-FM & 106.9 Planet Radio.

The Homestand comes to a close on Friday Night with an appearance from Dale Murphy, Hurricane Preparedness Night, Scout Campout #2 and Midnight Movie & Friday Family Fireworks! Meet former Atlanta Braves great and two time NL MVP Dale Murphy who will be at Bragan Field making an appearance and signing autographs for fans, sponsored by Florida Blue, First Coast News 12 & 25 and 99.1 WQIK! Also be sure and join us as we prepare for hurricane season with our annual Hurricane Preparedness Night. Some lucky fans will win emergency kits and one lucky fan will win a generator courtesy of Lowe's! It's Scout Night and Boy and Girl Scouts are invited to join in our pre-game scout parade on the field and post-game campout and midnight movie on our HD Videoboard! Stay after the game for the NAPA Friday Family Fireworks, presented by your NAPA AutoCare center dealers!

Tickets for all Suns home games are currently on sale through the Suns Box Office at (904) 358-2846, or online at www.jaxsuns.com. Tickets are $7.50 for general admission, $10.50 for reserved seating and $13.50 for Homeplate Box seating. Limited sponsorships, season tickets and group packages are still available. The 2013 season is presented by Everbank, official banking partner of the Jacksonville Suns. The Suns are the Double-A Affiliate of the Miami Marlins and a member of the Southern League of Professional Baseball.

Wed. May 21 vs. Jackson