Tourists Playoff Tickets on Sale Tuesday at 10 a.m.
August 24, 2009 - South Atlantic League (SAL1)
Asheville Tourists News Release
The Asheville Tourists, currently in the heat of the race for the second-half Southern Division pennant in the South Atlantic League, have announced that playoff tickets will go on sale at the McCormick Field box office beginning Tuesday, August 25, at 10 a.m.
The Tourists would host the first game of the Southern Divisional Championship Series against the Greenville Drive, the first-half winner, on Wednesday, September 9. The winner of the Southern Divisional Championship Series will then host the third, fourth and fifth games of the South Atlantic League Championship Series, slated for Thursday, September 17, Friday, September 18 and Saturday, September 19. All games at McCormick Field would start at 7:05 p.m.
Single game playoff tickets at McCormick Field will be available beginning Monday for $9 for general admission, $12 for box seats, $42 for the Asheville Citizen-Times Clubhouse and $47 for the Bojangles Dugout Suites. Four-game playoff packages are available at a reduced rate, including $32 per general admission pack, $44 for box seats, $152 for the Asheville Citizen-Times Clubhouse and $172 for the Bojangles Dugout Suites. Senior, children and military discounts are also available at the box office.
Fans who purchase or renew their season ticket packages, flex packages or mini-plans will receive playoff tickets at no cost. The number of playoff tickets will be equal to the number of seats purchased for the regular season or two per flex plan. Any money remaining from unplayed playoff games will be credited to the 2010 season.
The pennant race returns to McCormick Field on Tuesday, August 25, when the Tourists and Greensboro Grasshoppers begin a four-game series, with each contest starting at 7:05 p.m. The Tourists also will host the Lexington Legends for three games, from September 1-3, which will be the final regular-season series of the slate.
For additional information, contact the Tourists front office at (828) 258-0428.
South Atlantic League Stories from August 24, 2009
- BlueClaws swept in doubleheader - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Power surge past Drive 12-6 in series finale - Greenville Drive
- Five 10th-inning runs down Jackets - Augusta GreenJackets
- Five-run tenth gives RiverDogs series in 7-2 win - Charleston RiverDogs
- Power use six-run first inning to beat Drive - Charleston Dirty Birds
- Crawdads blank Tourists, 3-0 - Hickory Crawdads
- Braves salvage final game of series - Rome Emperors
- Greensboro earns series split with 5-0 win over Legends - Greensboro Grasshoppers
- Houston shines in Asheville loss - Asheville Tourists
- Seven-year-old puts 'Claws over one million fans - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Kannapolis game with Bowling Green cancelled Monday - Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
- Brett Myers pitches, but BlueClaws lose 2-0 - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
- Hot Rods-Intimidators rained out Monday night - Bowling Green Hot Rods
- Suns-Shorebirds Finale Postponed - Hagerstown Suns
- Legends open final homestand of 2009 Tuesday - Lexington Legends
- Wiley Joins Team - Rome Emperors
- Tourists Playoff Tickets on Sale Tuesday at 10 a.m. - Asheville Tourists
- Santana named SAL Player of the Week - Hickory Crawdads
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