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Race to Home 5K presented by Palmer Chiropractic Clinics is Saturday, April 11; home opener Sunday, April 12
DAVENPORT, Iowa. (June 23, 2014) - The Quad Cities River Bandits announced on Monday their 140-game schedule for the 2015 Midwest League season, including the six-time Midwest League Champions' home opener on Sunday, April 12, against the Clinton LumberKings to begin a schedule of 70 home games at Modern Woodmen Park.
Opening Weekend kicks off at Modern Woodmen Park Saturday, April 11, with the annual Bandits Race to Home 5K and Kids Fun Run presented by Palmer Chiropractic Clinics to benefit the Bandit Scholars Program.
After playing their first three games of the 2015 season in Peoria, the River Bandits will return to Modern Woodmen Park for their home opener, the first game of a three-game series against Clinton April 12-14. Sunday, April 12, will mark the first of 14 weekends the Midwest League club will have a home game at the ballpark voted the Best Minor League Ballpark in a nationwide vote at 10Best.com and USA TODAY.
The River Bandits will have home games on five holiday weekends in 2015. Quad Cities will host Wisconsin on Mother's Day Weekend Thursday, May 7, through Saturday, May 9. On Memorial Day Weekend, the River Bandits play a four-game home series with Peoria Friday, May 22, through Memorial Day Monday, May 25. The team will also be home for three Father's Day Weekend games Friday, June 19, through Sunday, June 21. On Fourth of July Weekend, the River Bandits will host Peoria Thursday, July 2, and Friday, July 3. The River Bandits will play their regular season home finale against Kane County at the start of Labor Day Weekend on Friday, Sept. 4.
The River Bandits have three different homestands of seven games or more, including a season-long nine-game, 10-day home stand Friday, July 31, through Sunday, Aug. 9. The team's longest road stretch is 10 games in 11 days Friday, May 29, through Monday, June 8.
Quad Cities will host four Eastern Division opponents making their first regular season visits to Modern Woodmen Park since 2012. The River Bandits will host the Lansing Lugnuts (June 10-12), Great Lakes Loons (June 13-15), Bowling Green Hot Rods (Aug. 4-6) and Dayton Dragons (Aug. 7-9). Every Western Division team will play at least six games at Modern Woodmen Park in 2015.
A full schedule of home and road games for 2015 is available at www.riverbandits.com. Game times will be announced at a later date.
UP NEXT: Back-to-back fireworks nights kick of the Fourth of July weekend at Modern Woodmen Park. The ballpark will open Thursday, July 3, for the annual Red, White and Boom Fireworks, and the River Bandits will have Fourth of July Fireworks presented by Smart Toyota of the Quad Cities, WLLR and WQAD following the 7 p.m. game on Friday, July 4. Game tickets are available at www.riverbandits.com. To order any of the River Bandits 2014 ticket plans - with new lower prices - call the River Bandits box office at 563-324-3000. Season ticket and mini-plan packages start at just seven games and begin at less than $40. Call a River Bandits account representative today to choose your seats and get the details of our various mini-plan packages.
ABOUT THE BANDITS: Having just been named Ballpark Digest's winner of Best Ballpark Improvement in America under $1 million, the River Bandits ownership recently made one of the biggest improvements to Modern Woodmen Park since the ballpark was first built back in 1931! A new Ferris wheel, standing 105 feet over the playing field, opened May 24, and Space Camp opened June 20. Soon to come is another new ride, this one called a "Drop and Twist." In 2013, the team unveiled a new 220-foot long dual zip line, a rock climbing wall, and a number of new bounce houses. Last season, the team's major league affiliate, the Houston Astros, saw all six of its affiliates reach the playoffs - the first time in a decade any MLB team can claim such success. The River Bandits were one of three affiliates to reach the championship round and one of two to win their league championship.
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