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Bay Area News
Bay Area Toros Announce 2008 Schedule Professional
Baseball team set to play in Texas City beginning May 23 at 6:00 Season
Tickets on sale now, Single Game tickets go on sale March 29 at 10:00 a.m.
The Bay Area Toros Professional Baseball Club released its 2008 schedule
today. The team, playing its second season in the Continental Baseball
League, will play a 72 game schedule in Texas City, Texas. After starting in
League City in 2007, the Toros moved in late July of 2007 to Texas City’s
Robinson Stadium and will play all of its home games this season at the
historic venue.
“We are so excited to be playing in Texas City. The city and administration
have been great to work with and we look forward to being a productive
member of the community this summer,” said Mike Pede, the Toros GM and COO.
“Mayor Matt Doyle and his staff have been great and Tim Finn, AD of TCISD
and everyone around the baseball program have been very welcoming and we
look forward to working with them.”
The Toros open the season on the road, May 23 at the new Corpus Christi
BeachDawgs for a two game series and then play an eight game homestand
beginning Memorial Day Weekend. The Toros will play 36 home games, six games
a week during the 12 week season. The 2008 All Star Game will be hosted by
the McKinney Blue Thunder. The other team in the CBL for 2008 is the
Texarkana Gunslingers, playing their first season with the league. “We have
a great schedule that has us starting with a great homestand and a series
leading up to the Fourth of July, and we are going to put together a great
promotional schedule so there will be something for everyone at our home
games,” added Pede.
The team announced that season tickets are now available on line with a new
ticketing system from Click and Print Tickets, and that single game tickets
for all home games will go on sale at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 29,
2008. “We expect big crowds the first 10 games, so fans need to get those
tickets early to be part of the excitement,” Pede added.
The 2008 Bay Area Toros Full Season Schedule is below.
The Toros will hold training camp in Texas City at Robinson Stadium
beginning May 1, 2008. The teams second season in the CBL begins at home on
May 23 against the Corpus Christi BeachDawgs at 6:00 p.m. The team will be
continuously announcing signings over the next few weeks until the 25 man
roster is complete for second year Manager Jim Bolt.
For more information on Bay Area Toros Baseball, go to
www.BayAreaToros.com .
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