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Intimidators announce 2016 schedule

Kannapolis hosts, visits all 13 other SAL teams in 22nd season
By Josh Feldman
August 18, 2015

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (Aug. 18, 2015) - The Kannapolis Intimidators, Class A Affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, and the South Atlantic League have announced the schedule for the 2016 regular season, which opens on Thursday, April 7, 2016. The Intimidators open the campaign in Kannapolis with a seven-game home stand against Hickory (Rangers) and Delmarva (Orioles). The Intimidators are home for 11 weekends during the season, playing their final regular season home game on Sunday, August 28, against the new Columbia Fireflies (Mets). 

The Intimidators are home on Independence Day in 2016, giving fans the chance to see baseball and fireworks on July 4 in Kannapolis as the Intimidators face Hagerstown (Nationals) to open a three-game series. Kannapolis is also home on Memorial Day - Monday, May 30, against Augusta (Giants). 

**Click to download 2016 schedule (PDF)**

The 2016 season, the 22nd year of baseball in Kannapolis and the team's 16th season as a White Sox affiliate, features 140 games with 70 at home and 70 on the road evenly split between two halves. The Intimidators will host all 13 other South Atlantic League squads, including affiliates of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, and more. Kannapolis will make road trips all 13 other markets in the league, including to Columbia, S.C., to face the Fireflies for a four-game series April 29 to May 2. Columbia, which last hosted SAL baseball in 2004, is the new home of the relocating Savannah Sand Gnats franchise.

A complete 2016 schedule is available online. Season tickets for the 2016 season are now on sale, and fans that pay in full by December 1 will receive a free parking pass for the 2016 season.

The Intimidators are currently playing their 21st season of professional baseball in Kannapolis and 15th season as a Chicago White Sox affiliate. Since the team's inception in 1995, a total of 85 players have gone from Kannapolis to the Major Leagues. The team plays at Intimidators Stadium supported by Carolinas HealthCare System just off I-85, Exit 63 in Kannapolis. Single-game tickets start at only $5. Season tickets, mini-plans, group ticket packages, and single-game tickets are available by calling the F&M Bank Box Office at (704) 932-3267 or by visiting www.IntimidatorsBaseball.com.