Photos: Batavia Downs Opening Day 2011
Monday, Batavia Downs opened its 2011 harness racing season. Like last year, I spent some time in the stables and the grandstands taking a few pictures of the big day.
Sports
Registration for Batavia Youth Football is Friday and Saturday at City Centre
Just because it's hot and muggy doesn't mean it's not too early to start thinking about football, Batavia Youth Football, that is.
BYF is conducting registration for its 48th season Friday and Saturday at Batavia City Centre in the main concourse.
Children ages 7 through 13 with a weight between 45 and 130 lbs. are eligible.
There are three divisions, ages 7 and 8, ages 9 and 10, and ages 11, 12 and 13.
Cost is $85 per player.
All games are played at Lions Park with the season opener Sept. 3. The season runs through October.
Practices begin Aug. 8 with a scrimmage and picnic at Kibbe Park on Aug. 27.
A birth certificate and weigh-in is required at sign up.
The registration on Friday and Saturday will be the last two days to register for BFA.
Sign ups on Friday are from 6 to 9 p.m., and on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
On those days, children may also register for cheerleading. The is is $65 and registration will be capped at the first 150 to sign up. Cheerleading is open to children age 7 through 13.
For more information, contact Steve Grice at 344-4636 or byfinc@gmail.com.
'Rudy' preparing for Annual Batavia Downs Dog Races
Press release:
Batavia, NY -- With the Batavia Downs Casino wiener races scheduled for Aug. 28, “Rudy” a veteran of the Batavia races, begins his training.
The now 8-year-old dachshund has been one of the top competitors in the Downs' dog races. He sports a win and then back-to-back seconds over the last three years, for his owner Ron Schiller.
Jane Smart’s “Jake Arnold” has been Genesee County’s fastest dachshund. He’ll look to three-peat when the races are contested after the last harness races on Aug. 28. Post time for the harness races is 1:15 p.m. The wiener dog races, sponsored by Petco of Batavia, begin approximately 4:15 p.m. Admission and parking are free.
The wiener dog races are part of Family Fun Day at the races with all activities for the kids running from 2 until 4 p.m.
Anyone wishing to register your dachshund should call Arna Tygart at 585-343-3750, ext. 437, beginning normal business hours on July 25. The field will be limited to 64 dogs; the first 50 dogs that sign up receive doggy bags courtesy of Petco.
Registration begins for two-hour Cheerleading Camp
Cheer Camp, sponsored by the Batavia Bulldawgs Youth Football League, is going to be held from 9:30 to 11:30 Saturday morning, July 30, at Kibbe Park. Drop-off starts at 9 at the check-in table.
Cost is $15. Participants must be between 6 and 12 years of age. Birth certificate is required to register.
Registration is 6 to 8 tonight and also from 9 to 11 a.m. tomorrow at Batavia City Centre. To register by mail, send check or money order no later than July 23 to:
Batavia Bulldawgs Football
Atten: Cheer Camp
7 Highland Park
Batavia, NY 14020
Regarding attire, each athlete should come dressed and ready to play. Please wear workout apparel, including T-shirt, shorts, socks and athletic shoes or cleats. NO JEWELRY.
There will be plenty of water but kids are welcome to bring their own drinks.
This two-hour camp will teach the basics of cheerleading. It will include stunts, tumbling, jumps, cheers and dancing! The camp will be coached by Batavia High School Cheer Coach Krista Shamp, along with a few of her alumni cheerleaders and present varsity cheerleaders.
Tonight registration begins for Batavia Bulldawgs Youth Football Camp
A three-day Youth Football Camp, sponsored by the Batavia Bulldawgs, will be held at Kibbe Park Thursday, Friday and Saturday July 28, 29 and 30.
Registration for the camp will be from 6 to 8 tonight and again from tomorrow 9 to 11 a.m. at Batavia City Centre. Cost is $25.
To register by mail, send a check or money order no later than July 23 to:
Batavia Bulldawgs Football
Atten: Football Camp
7 Highland Park
Batavia, NY 14020
Camp on July 28 and 29 will run from 4 to 6 p.m., with drop-off beginning at 3:30 p.m. at the check-in table. On Saturday, July 30, camp is from 9 a.m. to noon, with drop-off beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Participants must be entering third- through seventh grades and be between the ages of 7 and 12 by Nov. 30. Birth certificate is required for registration.
The camp is designed for kids to learn: the fundamentals of football, techniques of throwing, catching and carrying a football; play calling; new drills; and knowlege of the game. This is NOT A CONTACT CAMP. It will teach kids to have a good time while learning the game of football and being physically active.
The Batavia Bulldawgs Youth Football staff and volunteers will work with the athletes on fundamentals, football drills, skill development and agility. Kids will have a positive and fun experience!
Kids receive:
- Quality instruction from Batavia Bulldawg coaches and volunteers
- Batavia Bulldawgs camp T-shirt
- Lunch at the end of camp on Saturday, July 30
- Daily Hustle Awards
- And much more!
Regarding attire, each athlete should come dressed and ready to play. Please wear workout apparel, including T-shirt, shorts, socks and athletic shoes or cleats. NO JEWELRY.
There will be plenty of water but kids are welcome to bring their own drinks.
For more information, please contact the camp organizers:
John Reigle -- (716) 228-5787
Paul Grazioplene -- 344-4411
Tyron Woods -- 813-2636
Or by email at: bataviabulldawgsfootball@gmail.com
GC Young Life seeks sponsors for annual Roy Hill Memorial Classic Golf Tournament
This information comes from Genesee County Young Life.
Genesee County Young Life is seeking sponsors for its annual Roy Hill Memorial Classic Golf Tournament on July 29 at Terry Hills.
Teams of four and hole sponsors are needed. Cost is $85 per golfer, and includes lunch and dinner with your golf. There are four levels of hole sponsorships: $100 -- Individual; $150 -- Bronze; $200 -- Silver; and $300 -- Gold.
There will be a McCormack riding mid-mower tractor with front loader for a hole-in-one give away. A 32” Vizio HDTV will be raffled as First Prize and an Asus Netbook for Second Prize. Tickets will also be sold to win themed baskets.
Anyone interested in participating in the golf tournament or sponsoring a hole may e-mail acali815@gmail.com or call Genesee County Young Life at (585) 409-9735 or send donation to Genesee County Young Life at: P.O. Box 614, Bergen, NY 14416.
Young Life is a worldwide, faith-based organization that is active in Genesee County. It is not affiliated with any one church but, through clubs that meet in homes and camp at Saranac Lake, tries to reach the youth and give them hope in a world where there is a lot of chaos.
Some of the young people today need a friend to build a relationship with, and that is when trained leaders go into the schools have lunch with the students and befriend these young people. These leaders even attend the student’s sports and music events to build on the relationship.
The goal is to help young people in middle and high school to be able to have a week of camp experience and attend clubs for fun and to learn about God and what He did by giving His Son Jesus to die for people's sins. They typically come back from the camp experience saying it was one of the best weeks of their lives. The clubs help them build relationships with each other and have fun together.
Genesee County Young Life has three major fundraisers throughout the year. In the Spring, we have an auction at the Byron Fire Hall that the Harris Wilcox family does gratis. In the Fall, there's a banquet at Bohn’s Restaurant and a speaker shares how Young Life has been a special part of that person’s life.
Summer's Roy Hill Memorial Classic Golf Tournament is named after the man responsible for starting of the golf tournament as a fundraiser. He had a real heart for the youth.
Batavia All Stars win District 3 championship
Submitted by Kim Koziol.
Batavia beat Le Roy twice to win the District 3 Championship.
In the first game, Nick Bezinque had the big hit knocking in three runs with a bases loaded triple. Cameron Ells, Griffin Moore, Casey Radka, A.J. Marcello, Michael Calderon, Taylor Stefaniak and Philip Koziol all had hits for Batavia. Radka went the distance on the mound striking out seven and only two walks. Le Roy’s Cole Biggins played a great game at short stop in the 6-4 loss.
In the second game, A.J. Marcello was the big hitter with two doubles and a monstrous home run. Cameron Ells, Jerry Reinhart, Nick Bezinque, Philip Koziol, Evan Bender, Michael Calderon and Taylor Stefaniak also had big hits for Batavia in the 11-3 win. Alex Jones and Jerry Reinhart pitched a great game holding Le Roy to three runs.
Front row: Taylor Stefaniak, Griffin Moore, Evan Bender, Cameron Ells, Phil Koziol. Second row: Michael Calderon, Casey Radka, Alex Jones, Jerry Reinhart, Nick Bezinque A.J. Marcello. Third row: Coach Todd Bender, Coach Jerry Reinhart, Manager James "Beef" Soggs, Coach Dave Hall, Coach Sean Radka.
Big crowd at Dwyer treated to fireworks and hometown win
With more than 2,200 fans in Dwyer Stadium for baseball and fireworks, the Batavia Muckdogs mounted a three-run, eighth-inning rally to snatch a 3-2 victory over Mahoning Valley.
Starter Jonathan Cornelius went four innings without giving up a run, and only one hit, but did not figure in the decision. Relief pitcher Eric Binder picked up his second win of the year.
Danny Miranda completed his fourth save.
The Muckdogs are now 8-10 on the year and will taken on Mahoning Valley (10-7 and tied with Jamestown for first place in the Pinckney Division) again at 7 tonight at Dwyer Stadium.
Second-season Muckdog Mike O'Neill started the rally in the eighth frame with a walk, advancing to second on a fielder's choice when Joey Bergman, also a returning Muckdog, grounded out.
O'Neill scored when Juan Castillo singled sharply to left field and Aaron Sillga misplayed the ball.
Two more errors added two more runs for Batavia when Jeremy Patton hit a grounder to right that right fielder Kevin Fontanez overran, allowing Castillo to score and Patton to take a charge at third base. He scored on a throwing error by second baseman Todd Hankins.
First baseman Romulo Ruiz had two hits, raising his season average to .308.
More pictures after the jump:
AMA/ATVA East National Hare Scramble this weekend in Covington
Thousands of racing fans are expected to converge on Pavilion Motocross Park in Covington, Wyoming County, this holiday weekend for the AMA and ATVA East National Hare Scramble.
Riders from all over the world will be participating in the inaugural SUNY Canton and St. Lawrence Radiology Pro-Am Challenge on July 2-3. Quads will race Saturday, followed by fireworks at 9:30 p.m., and bikes race on Sunday.
This will be a bike, youth and quad event, with the Peewees, C bike and C quad riders having their own separate races on courses friendly to them. Pavilion Motocross Park is located at 1260 Taylor Road, Covington. The course will include the MX track so spectating will be awesome.
Purse and prizes total more than $30,000. Pros will be competing for $400 to $3,000 payback -- depending on their finish, with $1,500 purses for the Women's bike and quad classes. You could end up getting paid to race, so this should help ease the cost of fuel for getting there.
Separate reserved track-side parking in the pits for the Pro riders and, a first, the Women A/B riders, too. The event is being held near the Darien Lakes Theme Park (only 25 miles away), with a discount coupon for $16.99 admission (instead of $42.95) being given to the first 1,000 people attending the race.
Also, Steve Hatch <www.stevehatchracing.com> is holding one of his famous riding schools on July 4th after the race, with free Darien Lakes admission for those attending his school and plenty of Steve's attention to your riding -- a deal any way you look at it.
Red Bull will be here handing out samples and they'll have remote toys for the kids to play with.
Online pre-entry and rider-number reservation are available. There is plenty of free swag for the first 500 racers registering for this event. Onsite parts and food available in case you get hungry or forgot/broke something on your bike/quad.
A $10 gate fee buys admission to the whole weekend of racing and activities Gates opened today (Friday) at noon and close on Monday July 4th.
With more than 70 acres of dry, level parking and free primitive camping no one should stay home from this event. A special invitation goes out to our Canadian friends. This event is only 55 miles from their border.
For more details email fullactioncycles@yahoo.com or call Ken and Sue at 585-297-2742, you can also get more details at <www.amanationalharescrambles.org>.
Photos: Challenger baseball at MacArthur Park
The 2011 Challenger Baseball season is in full swing at MacArthur Park, Batavia.
The annual program sponsored by Genesee ARC and the YMCA gives local children with special needs a chance to play baseball on Sunday evenings for a few weeks each summer.
Area youth volunteer to help with the games.
More pictures after the jump:
Area 51 motocross racing
I was out at Area 51 yesterday to watch the races and take some photos. I had a great time and figured I would share a few. If you have never been there, you are really missing out on one of the great attractions in Genesee County!
A young rider waves to the camera, making it look easy! He's in the 7-11 age group!
Four more photos after the jump:
Two riders battle for the lead during the final lap!
Photos by Destin Danser
Muckdogs drop season opener to Auburn
Auburn pitching held the Batavia Muckdogs to only five hits at Dwyer Stadium on Friday night, taking the NYPL season opener 6-1.
Ryan Demmin (1-0) went five innings for Auburn to get the win and Batavia starter Hector J. Hernandez (0-1), a second-year pro from Carolina, Puerto Rico, went only four innings, despite giving up only one earned run, to take the loss.
First-year catcher Kevin Moscatel had the only extra base hit for the Muckdogs, smacking a double in the second inning.
The Muckdogs travel to Auburn for their Saturday game and return home Sunday, Father's Day, for another match with the Doubledays. Game time is 1 p.m.
Tonight's attendance was 1,709.
Photos: Batavia Muckdogs open house at Dwyer Stadium
It was meet-the-players evening at Dwyer Stadium as fans and the 2011 Batavia Muckdogs were able to mingle and meet for the first time.
The evening included a whiffle ball home run contest for both adults and children, live music, hot dogs and pretzels along with an autograph session when fans could come on the field and meet the players.
The home opener is at 7 p.m., Friday. There's also a game at 1 p.m. on Father's Day, Sunday (and I'll be there with my dad, though I doubt we'll have a catch on the field after the game.).
More pictures after the jump:
SC Genesee Lancers United U19 Girls continue their excellent play
The SC Genesee Lancers u19Girls United soccer team continues its impressive play as of late.
On June 5 they tied Webster 2-2.
Goal scorers were Marissa Pangrazio (Elba) and Alishia Newman (Medina).
Assists were from Amanda Disalvo (Batavia) and Erin Cleveland (Pavilion).
Then on June 12 the ladies took first place at the Alexander Soccer Tournament in the u19 Girls division.
On June 13 they defeated Hilton 4-0.
Goal Scorers were Marissa Pangrazio (Elba), Amanda Disalvo (Batavia), Sharon Husung (Medina), and Samantha Burnside (Cal-Mum).
Assists were from Alishia Newman (Medina) with 2, Sharon Husung (Medina), and Taylor Vanderkooi (Oakfield).
Megan Mase (Batavia) had the shutout making 5 saves.
FInally, on June 16 the Lancers defeated Bloomfield 5-1. Erin Cleveland (Pavilion) and Dani Cecere (Batavia) each scored twice and Anna Rath (Medina) also scored. Cleveland, Dana Sass (Cal-Mum), Randi Snopkowski (Warsaw), Taylor Vanderkooi (Oakfield) and Marissa Pangrazio (Elba) had the assists.
The Lancers are 3-0-1 in League Play and are in first place in the Rochester District Youth Soccer League Under 19 Girls division.
The ladies are coached by Chris Chilano and assisted by Pete Cecere.
Top prospect pitcher no-hits Notre Dame in championship game
The video is of Marissa Diescher, pitcher for Livingston Manor, a Gatorade Player of the Year with a full-ride scholarship to Penn State.
Her fastball can clock at 67 mph, which she mixes with a change up, rise and drop.
After taking a semi-finals game 16-0 earlier today against a pitcher who threw 15 to 20 mph slower, Notre Dame Coach Rick Mancuso said his Fighting Irish team was a little out of rhythm to start the game.
He also he made a mistake in the first inning, calling the wrong pitch, which led to a home run for Livingston Manor and a 2-0 deficit.
It was all up hill from there, with Notre Dame only getting two base runners on no hits and dropping the final 8-0.
"It was a great trip and I couldn't be prouder of the girls," Mancuso said. "We had a great time down here. It was awesome."
He said even in being no hit, the Notre Dame girls were pleased to get a chance to compete against a player of Diescher's caliber.
Notre Dame girls softball team set to play for state title
The Notre Dame girls softball team won its semi-final championship game in Glens Falls today by a score of 16-0.
The team will begin a game within the hour to decide the state champion in its class.
GCC Golf Places In The Top Four at The NJCAA National Championship Tournament, Kocent Makes NJCAA All American Team
In the second year of its rejuvenated golf program, GCC found itself at the 2011 NJCAA Golf Championship held at the Chautauqua GC in Chautauqua, New York, June 6th through 10th, 2011.
The NJCAA Golf Championship field included 87 collegiate golfers representing 31 colleges from 12 states. All teams attending got there by virtue of finishing first or second in their respective Regional Tournaments.
Thirteen teams competed for the Team National Champion Team title.
In team competition, five players play and four scores count. The four day aggregate team score total determines the NJCAA National Team Champion.
Players on each team, as well as other players that qualified at regional’s, also competed for individual Medalist and NJCAA All-American honors.
In individual competition, the four day aggregate individual score total determines the winner (Medalist). In addition, the top 5 scores make All-American, 6 through 10 make Second Team All-American, and 11 through 18 make Honorable Mention All-American.
Including practice rounds and the four day tournament, the GCC Team played 108 holes of golf over a six day period, and had access to fantastic golf practice facilities at the course - which they utilized in the evening.
GCC capped off a very successful season considering the short time they’ve been in existence.
The team had a Top Four finish in the NJCAA Golf Championship, placed one player on the NJCAA First Team All-American Squad - Corey Kocent, Batavia NY, and placed another player on the Second Team All-American Squad - Kyle Harman, Orchard Park NY.
Remarkably, they bettered their season long team scoring average on each day of tournament play, but in the end a little more talent and a lot more experience prevailed, as MCC won their third consecutive national team title.
The two teams representing Region III, MCC and GCC, acquitted themselves well with both teams finishing in the top four.
Day by Day Tournament Summary
Day One, Tuesday June 7, 2011
After a two hour rain delay, tee times commenced under sunny skies at the Chautauqua GC to start the NJCAA Golf Championship. GCC players were matched against Georgia Military College, Milledgeville Georgia, and Ocean County College, Toms River, New Jersey.
The GCC team went off in the following order, Matt Ferdinand, Corey Kocent, Kyle Harman, Mark DeCook, and Alex Muench. At tee time the course was a bit wet but otherwise the conditions were excellent.
At the end of the day, GCC found itself in 1st place with a team score of 304, trailed by Cincinnati State Tech. and Community College and Rockland Community College at 306. Monroe CC shot 310. GCC’s Kyle Harman was tied for the individual lead with a career best 71, Matt Ferdinand shot 73, Corey Kocent shot 74, Mark DeCook shot 86, and Alex Muench shot 89.
Day Two - Wednesday June 8, 2011
GCC completed day two of the NJCAA National Golf Tournament on Wednesday June 8th sitting in second place, one stroke behind arch rival Region III competitor Monroe Community College. GCC added a score of 308 Wednesday for a two day total of 612. MCC led with 611, and Rock Valley CC sat at third with 613. Matt Ferdinand was in 2nd place in the individual standings, and Kyle Harman and Corey Kocent were in the top ten.
Day Three - Thursday June 9, 2011
GCC fired a 312 on Day Three of the Four Day NJCAA National Golf Tournament for a third place tie in the standings. Cincinnati StateTech. and Community College shot 299 for 919 total, MCC shot a 311 for 911, and GCC (312) and Rock Valley College (311) were tied for third at 924. GCC scores were Kyle Harman (74), Corey Kocent (75), Matt Ferdinand (80), Mark DeCook (83), and Alex Muench (85). Harman, Kocent, and Ferdinand remained in the top ten in individual scoring.
Day Four - Friday June 11, 2011
On the last day of the tournament, GCC played with Sandhills CC, Pinehurst NC, and Rochester CC, Rochester, MN. The GCC squad which performed great all week, probably felt a little tournament pressure due to inexperience, and posted a 316 score total for a top four finish.
Conditions were ideal, and MCC, which probably had the most talent of any team in the tournament, performed to their potential and shot a 294 - the best single day total of any team over the course of the tournament - to capture first place handily.
The top four finishing team scores were:
Monroe CC 310 301 311 294 (1216)
Rock Valley College 306 307 311 303 (1227)
Cincinnati State 306 314 299 309 (1228)
Genesee Community College 304 308 312 316 (1240)
The next closest team was 1262, so it was pretty much a four horse race each day.
Final GCC individual player tournament standings were as follows:
T 4 Corey Kocent 74 77 75 73 (299)
T10 Kyle Harman 71 79 74 78 (302)
22 Matt Ferdinand 73 74 80 87 (314)
44 Mark DeCook 86 78 83 78 (325)
T 67 Alex Muench 89 79 85 88 (341)
GCC will be fielding a good team next year with Corey Kocent returning , and Attica’s Chad Winkleman, Byron-Bergen’s Zach Hohn, and Oakfield Alabama’s Jon Bates on the squad. They’ll be joined by Ben Klotzbach, Rochester, NY, Jack West, Notts, England, and Chris Carroll, West Seneca, NY.
This year the GCC golf team set several team and individual records and got some tournament experience at the National level.
Next year they’ll be even hungrier.
Photos: Pep rally for Notre Dame girls softball team, heading to Glens Falls
The Notre Dame girls softball team has a chance to play for the state championship this saturday and students and faculty gathered in the school's gym this morning to give the girls a rousing send-off.
The team plays in a state championship semi-finals game at 11:30 a.m. in Glens Falls on Saturday. If they win that game, they'll play in the finals at 4:30 p.m.
The team is coached by Rick Mancuso.
Photos: Annual Jim Kelly tournament at Terry Hills
That's QB legend Dan Marino in the midst of a group of some of Batavia's loveliest ladies. The women made it to the edge of the sixth fairway at Terry Hills for the sixth straight year during the Jim Kelly Celebrity Golf Tournament. As always, the ladies had brownies ready to lure celebraties so they could meet them, get some autographs and snap a few pictures.
I came across the group while searching for Jamie Farr.
When I finally did meet up with Farr, after he finished the fifth hole, I introduced myself and all he seemed to hear was "web site" and started telling me all about his site. Dashed was my chance to chit-chat about MASH a little and part with, "See you in the funny papers."
Pictured above are (in no particular order) Margaret Perry, Kathy Leffel, Kate Martin, Barb Thurber, Donna Gillard, Joan Torres, Diane Burroughs, Jean Woodcook, Carrie Jones and Anne Barone.
Among the more than dozen celebs they met today were Marino, Jim Kelly, Ben Rothelisberger, Archie Manning and Chris Berman.
Lisa Nistico with Farr.
Muckdogs announce season's promo schedule
Here's a press release from the Muckdogs.
The Batavia Muckdogs, Genesee County’s only professional sports franchise, have released their 2011 promotional schedule featuring fireworks, giveaways, special events, theme nights and daily promotions.
The fun will kick off two days prior to Opening Day with the 2nd annual pre-season “Pep Dog Rally” on Wednesday June 15th starting at 6 p.m. This free event will be fans’ first chance to meet this year’s team. The night will feature games for the kids, local mascots, and prizes and raffles throughout the night.
A particular highlight of the evening will be a wiffle ball homerun derby that anyone can participate in. Fans can sign up to participate as they enter the ballpark and we will pick, at random, four children and four adults to participate. These participants will compete in a wiffle ball homerun derby on the field. Prizes will be awarded to the winners.
The Muckdogs will again offer fans a daily menu of money-saving promotions available throughout the season.
The Daily News will continue to sponsor Muckdog Mondays. Every Monday home game, fans can receive a $1 discount off a General Admission ticket when they redeem a coupon that runs in the Saturday edition of The Daily News.
On Tuesday nights, KRAFT Singles presents KRAFT Singles Tuesday Night Tickets. Fans can bring a KRAFT Singles wrapper to the Muckdogs box office for a buy one - get one free ticket from KRAFT Singles. Visit kraftsingles.com for more details.
The Family Four Pack will take place on every Wednesday during the 2011 season and is presented by M&T Bank. Fans can purchase four general admission tickets, four hot dogs, four 12 oz. sodas and a 2011 program for only $30, a savings of $14.
Thursday features a new addition to the lineup. This year, every Thursday home game, the first 100 kids will eat for free courtesy of The Williams Law Firm. Each child will receive a coupon for a free hot dog, soda and snack item.
Fireworks will again light up the sky after every Friday night game at Dwyer Stadium, as well as on the annual Independence Day celebration on July 4th. Every Saturday will feature a pre-game concert in the concourse.
These “Rock the Ballpark” events feature Papa and Mama Root, an oldies rock-and-roll tribute band, and original music recording artists. They are presented by: Tim Horton’s of Batavia; New Buffalo Impact; LowPriceChoice.com; and Energy Efficiency Training Center. All performances begin at 6 p.m. and are weather permitting.
At Sunday home games, kids can run the bases with Homer after the game courtesy of Bob Evans Restaurant in Batavia. Every child who runs the bases with Homer receives a free coupon to Bob Evans Restaurant. Also on Sundays, the Muckdogs have partnered with HCR Home Care and the Batavia Bus Service for a Sunday Senior Bus Service. This will provide free transportation from several local senior living centers to and from all Sunday home games.
Other games of note on the 2011 promotional schedule include:
- Opening Day/Fireworks/Magnet Schedule Giveaway/Inflatable Bat Giveaway -- Friday, June 17th
- Father’s Day/Prostate Cancer Awareness Day with Specialty Cap Auction/Post-Game Catch on Field -- Sunday, June 19th
- Independence Day Celebration Fireworks -- Monday, July 4th
- Frisbee Giveaway -- Friday, July 8th
- Bark in the Park -- Sunday, July 17th
- Team Photo Giveaway -- Saturday, Aug. 6th
- Buffalo Sabres Legend Rob Ray Autograph Appearance -- Tuesday, Aug. 9th
- Star Wars Night -- Saturday, Aug. 13th
- Water Bottle Giveaway -- Monday, Aug. 22nd
- Stache Bash -- Wednesday, Aug. 24th
- Ryan Howard Collectible Coin Giveaway -- Thursday, Aug. 25th (with coupon from Batavia Downs Casino)
- Chase Utley Collectible Coin Giveaway -- Saturday, Sept. 3rd (with coupon from Batavia Downs Casino)
Fireworks Nights will be as follows: June 17th, July 4th, July 8th, July 15th, July 22nd, July 29th, Aug. 5th, and Aug. 12th.
The Muckdogs open their 2011 home schedule on Friday, June 17th vs. the Auburn Doubledays at 7:05 p.m. For a complete 2011 promotional schedule, go to www.muckdogs.com or call the Muckdogs office at (585) 343-5454.
