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Bay Area News
Bay Area Toros officially welcomed to Texas
City Team announced plans for scholarship fundraising and Fan Fest
by Mike Pede
Texas City (TX) – The Bay Area Toros, members of the Continental Baseball
League, were officially welcomed to their new home, Texas City, today at a
press conference at the Charles Doyle Convention Center. Joined by Mayor
Matthew Doyle, city officials, local businessmen and dignitaries, the team
launched its first full season in Texas City. “We have really been welcomed
with open arms by everyone in the Texas City community and look forward to
winning some games on behalf of the people of the bay area and especially
here in Texas City,” said Mike Pede, the Toros GM and Chief Operating
Officer.
The Toros, an independent league team in its second season, will play a 72
game schedule, beginning with the season opener on May 23, 2008 against the
Corpus Christi BeachDawgs at historic Robinson Stadium. After going on the
road for two games that weekend, the Toros return home for their first home
stand of the season, beginning May 27. The team also announced a special
initiative for that week to honor retiring Texas City ISD Superintendent
Richard Ettredge, by designating it “TCISD & Toros Funding the Future Week”.
At each game during that homestand the team will donate tickets to every
elementary, middle and high school in the entire district to come to games
during the week and then donate 20% of the ticket sales to a special
scholarship fund in the name of the retiring Superintendent. Ettredge will
be honored himself on Thursday, May 29 at the game between the Toros and the
McKinney Blue Thunder at 6:35. Fans interested in participating in the
special event and fundraiser, can purchase tickets at www.bayareatoros.com
and enter the promotion code “TCISD” when prompted.
The team also announced plans for the first ever Toros Fan Fest. “Completely
free for the entire community we will have clinics for the kids, boys and
girls, batting practice on the field, hot dogs and beverages, a community
fair, Baseball 101 for the ladies, photos with the team and just a chance
for us to meet and greet our neighbors,” said Pede. The event is free and
open to the entire Bay area and will be from 1:00-4:00 on May 18 at Robinson
Stadium in Texas City.
For media information on the Bay Area Toros, please contact Mike Pede at
281-768-5979 or via email at mikepede@bayareatoros.com. All media are
invited to attend all practices, exhibition games and regular season games.
Credentials will be distributed to media outlets during the week of May 14.
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