Thank you, fans! Rattlers Post Record Opening Weekend!
GRAND CHUTE, WI – Cool, windy conditions did not deter Wisconsin Timber Rattlers fans from attending the three-game, opening weekend series against the Cedar Rapids Kernels. In fact, they turned out in record numbers for an opening weekend in the High-A Era of the franchise with a total attendance of
GRAND CHUTE, WI – Cool, windy conditions did not deter Wisconsin Timber Rattlers fans from attending the three-game, opening weekend series against the Cedar Rapids Kernels. In fact, they turned out in record numbers for an opening weekend in the High-A Era of the franchise with a total attendance of 9,341.
“What an incredible weekend of Timber Rattlers baseball as it was great to see so many fans come out to be a part of the start to the season,” said Rob Zerjav, Wisconsin’s President/CEO. “I would also like to thank our full-time and game-day staff as so many helped to make this weekend a success. Early in the season, we can be short-handed due to so many of our college-aged staff not yet available. Everyone’s hard work was greatly appreciated, and we are excited to keep things rolling next week when the team returns home.”
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Sunday’s crowd of 5,001 pushed Wisconsin past the former opening weekend record of 7,643 that was set from April 14-16, 2023. Sunday was also the earliest attendance of 5,000 or more since 5,954 fans turned out for Opening Night of the 2015 season on Sunday, April 12. The High-A Era for the team began in 2021 when the Timber Rattlers made the jump from Low-A after the reclassification of the Midwest League by Major League Baseball.
The franchise record of an opening three-game series was set in 2009, the first season of the affiliation between the Timber Rattlers and the Milwaukee Brewers. That series from Thursday, April 9 through Saturday, April 11 was 9,659.
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers start a six-game series on the road against the Quad Cities River Bandits tomorrow night. The team returns home next week to start a series with the Lansing Lugnuts on April 15. Tickets are available for that series at this link to timberrattlers.com, over the phone at (920) 733-4152, or in person at the Timber Rattlers Box Office located at Neuroscience Group Field. The box office is open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday.