2018 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
SPRINGDALE, Ark - The Northwest Arkansas Naturals are excited to announce the release of our entire 2018 Texas League schedule and subsequent home games to coincide with season tickets, mini packs, and flex packs going on sale to the general public.The 2018 season will begin at home as the Naturals will
SPRINGDALE, Ark - The Northwest Arkansas Naturals are excited to announce the release of our entire 2018 Texas League schedule and subsequent home games to coincide with season tickets, mini packs, and flex packs going on sale to the general public.
The 2018 season will begin at home as the Naturals will host the Corpus Christi Hooks (Double-A Houston Astros) at Arvest Ballpark on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at 6:25 p.m. for Opening Day. The opening homestand features three (3) games against the Hooks and another three (3) against the San Antonio Missions (Double-A San Diego Padres).
The regular season schedule is a total of 140 games with 70 of those coming at Arvest Ballpark. In 2018, Northwest Arkansas will open the season and conclude the regular season at home as the regular season finale is scheduled for Labor Day - Monday, September 3 - at 1:05 p.m. against the Arkansas Travelers (Double-A Seattle Mariners).
The 2018 campaign will feature games on 10 weekends throughout the summer highlighted by the Naturals being home on Mother's Day weekend (May 11 - May 13), Memorial Day weekend (May 25 - May 27), Father's Day (June 17), the weekend in advance of July 4 (June 29-July 1) and Labor Day weekend (September 1 - September 3).
The Naturals will host 19 Fireworks Spectaculars next year. Opening Day and every Friday night will feature fireworks as well as Saturday, May 12, Sunday, May 27, Monday, July 2, Tuesday, July 3 and Sunday, September 2. For the first time since the 2015 season, Northwest Arkansas will not be home on the Fourth of July; however, the organization will host 4th at the Field at Arvest Ballpark on Wednesday, July 4 that will feature the LARGEST Fireworks Spectacular in ALL of Northwest Arkansas with more details to be announced during the off-season.
Other special days of note next season would be our annual SWEPCO Education Days that begin at 11:05 a.m. and include the dates of Tuesday, April 10, Wednesday, May 2, and Wednesday, May 16. The Naturals will also host the annual Matinee Baseball at Arvest Ballpark featuring Summer Camp Day on Wednesday, June 20 at 12:05 p.m.
Two-Panel pocket schedules are now available to fans and a printable PDF copy of the entire 2018 regular season schedule is now available online at our official website, www.nwanaturals.com, under the SCHEDULE tab.
Follow the Northwest Arkansas Naturals on Twitter @NWANaturals all throughout the year by using the hashtag #NaturalPastime and #CrowntoCrown for all of our up-to-date information on Season 10 of Naturals baseball.
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals are the Double-A Texas League Affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. The Naturals play at state-of-the-art Arvest Ballpark in Springdale, Ark. For more information, including statistics, ticket options, and more, please visit NWANaturals.com, and follow us on Twitter @NWANaturals and Facebook.com/Naturals.
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