RiverDogs Promise to Deliver in Upcoming Homestand
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Returning from a three-day road trip, the Charleston RiverDogs will kick back in their easy chair, order some take out, and settle in for a weeklong homestand. In the upcoming seven days, the club will reminisce on the music of the Beatles, some of the great RiverDogs
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Returning from a three-day road trip, the Charleston RiverDogs will kick back in their easy chair, order some take out, and settle in for a weeklong homestand. In the upcoming seven days, the club will reminisce on the music of the Beatles, some of the great RiverDogs of the past, and the worst haircuts they've ever had as they welcome the Greenville Drive in the Spinx Battle of the Palmetto State and the West Virginia Power to Joe Riley Park from May 25-31.
During the homestand, the RiverDogs also join their parent club in the Yankees' HOPE Week Initiative for the community initiative from May 25-30 as RiverDogs players, coaches, and front office staff make community service appearances throughout the Lowcountry. This will be the eighth year in which the 27-time World Series Champions Yankees have held their HOPE Week. HOPE is the acronym for "Helping Others Persevere and Excel," and it will be the fifth time that the RiverDogs bring the concept to the Lowcountry.
Thursday, May 25, 7:05pm: Budweiser Thirsty Thursday/Delivery Guy Appreciation Night: The RiverDogs kick off the homestand taking on the Greenville Drive in the Spinx Battle of the Palmetto State with a Budweiser Thirsty Thursday presented by 95SX on a night honoring delivery drivers. Your favorite pizza guys, Chinese takeout heroes, and midnight warriors will be highlighted throughout the night with first pitches, between inning games, and more. Be sure to tip the staff and the drivers on hand as you enjoy dollar beers all night long in the Budweiser Ashley View Pub featuring the musical stylings of DJ Natty Heavy. Fans that turn 21 each Thirsty Thursday will receive free admission with proof of an ID and college students can secure tickets at the gate for just $5. It's also CCSD Teacher's Appreciation Night where the district's Teacher of the Year, Mia Pace of Mitchell Elementary School of Math and Science, will be recognized during the game.
As part of HOPE Week, RiverDogs players, coaches, and front office staff will meet with students and teachers for a field day at Mitchell Elementary.
Friday, May 26, 7:05pm: 60s Night/ Home Telecom Fireworks/Red Shirt Friday: The RiverDogs continue the Spinx Battle of the Palmetto State and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on a 60s night at The Joe. The club will play the best hits of the Beatles and the decade throughout the night, including during a Home Telecom postgame fireworks extravaganza. As part of Red Shirt Fridays, fans who wear red to the game get $1 off their ticket purchase at the gate with the option to donate that dollar to the Palmetto Military Support Group in partnership with Apex Broadcasting and Live 5 News.
As part of the HOPE Week initiative, Charlie T. RiverDog and Charleston RiverDogs staff will be visiting the atrium in the MUSC Children's Hospital and meeting patients and their families.
Saturday, May 27, 6:05pm: Postgame 1,000 T-Shirt Toss/Baby Bombers Night: As part of the postgame "Saturdays Live at The Joe" presented by NASH FM and Fox 24, the RiverDogs will toss 1,000 t-shirts featuring the likenesses of former RiverDogs and Baby Bombers
Partnering with Lowcountry Orphan Relief for HOPE Week, RiverDogs players, coaches and staff will accompany employees helping to sort donations, fill orders for children and assist in organizing the center in the morning.
Sunday, May 28, 5:05pm: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles/MUSC Health Family Sundays in the Holy City: Relive your childhood fascination with all things transportation on an evening of family fun at The Joe. Every Sunday is an MUSC Health Family Sunday in the Holy City as the RiverDogs don their specialty Holy City pinstriped uniforms on an evening of family fun in the final game of the first series for the Spinx Battle of the Palmetto State. In partnership with Y102.5, the RiverDogs offer free parking while members of the MUSC Children's Health Kids Club (12 and under) gain free admission, eat free, play pregame catch on the field, and run the bases postgame. Check out classic cars from the Lowcountry Mustang Club at the gate and take a ride on the train on the concourse for even more kid-friendly fun.
In conjunction with Family Connection of South Carolina, a program providing parent-to-parent support to families of children with disabilities or special healthcare needs, RiverDogs players and staff will go on a tour of the Children's Museum of the Lowcountry with some of the children that are part of the program as part of HOPE Week.
Monday, May 29, 7:05pm: Memorial Day/Dog Day Olympics: Enjoy the holiday with your pup on a Monday Dog Day presented by Apex Broadcasting. Fans and man's best friends can enjoy the ballgame from the stands while the owners can enjoy dollar hot dogs and beers courtesy of Busch Light. Between inning contests will feature dog competitions with the winning canines being awarded gold medals in a night of four-legged competition. As part of "Dogs with a Cause," the RiverDogs and Blackbaud, the local software and services leader for the global philanthropic community, will share the spotlight with a local nonprofit each Monday home game. This week, the RiverDogs will welcome the Pets for Vets Charleston Chapter.
Tuesday, May 30, 7:05pm: Trendy Tuesday/Hairstyles Night: Make sure you beehive on another edition of "Trendy Tuesdays" presented by Magic 107.3 and Z93 Jamz as the RiverDogs look back on the wackiest and weirdest hairstyle trends of the past and present. As part of the weekly promotion, the RiverDogs focus on a different trendy topic each Tuesday as the RiverDogs look at some of the latest fads to sweep the interwebs while poking fun at the hip happenings of yesteryear. Great Clips will also be doing haircuts on the concourse during the game. Mullet over and remember that fans can also take advantage of "Take Me Out Tuesday" ticket specials from Harris Teeter featuring two tickets, dinner, and drinks for just $20 at the gate.
Rounding out HOPE Week, RiverDogs members will be helping plant flowers at the Aviation Square Shopping Center with Trident Literacy, an initiative helping to end the cycle of generational poverty and illiteracy through the acquisition of vital life skills.
Wednesday, May 31, 11:05am: Education Day: It's Education Day at The Joe as the RiverDogs welcome students from around the Lowcountry. Approximately 5,000 local students and their teachers will play hooky for the day as the RiverDogs take on the West Virginia Power. As part of the second Education Day, the winning 2nd grade classes from area schools who competed in the RiverDogs' "Reading around the Bases" program with CCSD will be honored.
RiverDogs tickets, including options for the all-new Riley Park Club, are now available and can be secured by contacting the box office at (843) 577-DOGS (3647) or online at www.riverdogs.com. Those that can't make it to the park can follow every pitch of the RiverDogs season on WTMA 1250 AM in the tri-county area or by streaming online at riverdogs.com and the TuneIn Radio App by searching "RiverDogs."
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