Trappers Release 2004 Schedule
January 22, 2004 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Edmonton Trappers News Release
EDMONTON, AB - The Edmonton Trapper Baseball Club, set to begin their 24th season in the Pacific Coast League, announced the 2004 schedule today. The Trappers will begin the season with an eight-game homestand at Desert Sun Stadium in Yuma, Arizona. Edmonton will take on the defending PCL Champions, the Sacramento River Cats, in a season opening four-game set which will begin on Thursday, April 8. The Trappers will also play a four-game series against the Fresno Grizzlies in Yuma. In addition to the eight-game homestand in Arizona the Trappers are also moving a four-game series in August against the Iowa Cubs to Des Moines in order to accommodate the World Cup of Women's Baseball, which will be held at TELUS Field. The club will return home to Edmonton on Saturday, April 24 for the Home Opener against the Tacoma Rainiers.
"We were faced with a situation where we would be playing eight games in early April at TELUS Field," stated Trappers COO Rick LeLacheur. "Given the weather the last couple of seasons in April we felt the best way to ensure that those games would be played would be to start the season in Yuma."
The 2004 season will be the Trappers second as the Triple-A affiliate of the Montreal Expos. Last season's club, under the guidance of Manager Dave Huppert, won the North Division Championship and finished the campaign with a 73-69 record, five games ahead of second place Portland. Edmonton led the league with a .292 team batting average with several regulars finishing with better than .300 batting averages. Outfielders Peter Bergeron and Matt Cepicky each eclipsed the .300 mark, while Valentino Pascucci finished second on the club in both home runs (15) and RBI (85).
Schedule breakdown
. Home games at TELUS Field: April (6), May (14), June (13), July
(14), August (10), September (2)
. Important dates: Education Days (June 16 & 17), Fireworks Night
(June 30), Canada Day (July 1)
. Seven weekday afternoon games (May 14, May 31, June 15, June 17,
July 1, July 22 & July 29)
. One scheduled doubleheader: August 10 vs. Omaha (6:05 PM)
The last regular season home game in Edmonton Trapper history will go on Thursday, September 2 as the Trappers take on the Las Vegas 51s in a 7:05 PM start. Edmonton will end the 2004 campaign with a four-game series in Fresno. The final game of the regular season will be played on Labour Day, September 6 at Grizzlies Stadium.
Twenty-game packs and 2004 season tickets are currently available and can be purchased at TELUS Field or by calling the Trapper General Office at 414-4450.
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