On Thursday, April 26, the Madison Mallards will be giving fans and the media a preview to the 2007 season with the Mallards First Pitch. The event will be held at the Great Dane Brew Pub downtown location starting at 1:00 p.m. Mallards Head Coach C.J. Thieleke and P.A. Announcer Aaron Sims will speak about the 2007 roster accompanied by a slideshow. General Manager Vern Stenman will follow with a presentation about improvements to the ballpark along with insight about the completed promotional schedule. A fan question and answer session will follow. Admission is free to the public and appetizers, ballpark food, soda, and beer will be provided. Merchandise will also be available for purchase.
Karaoke Fans Unite! American Idol Night has been scheduled!
The Mallards have begun to release their 2007 tentative promotional schedule two promotions at a time every weekday.
The promotion for the last game of the year will be announced first while working towards Opening Day on May 31, 2007.
The promotions for Thursday, July 19 include:
American Idol Night presented by Sony! Former Idol contestant and Madison resident Denise Jackson will sing the National Anthem and sign autographs during the game! Fans will have the chance to showoff their singing talents, or lack thereof, by singing “Gomeraoke” with the Gomers both before and during the Mallards game!
This Thursday and every Thursday will also feature the following promotions:
The first 650 fans will receive a Mallards pin as part of a five-part series presented by the Wisconsin Historical Museum.
The Great Dane Beer Tastings presented by WIBA-FM will allow fans to sample Great Dane brews for free pre-game.
Finally, PBR plastic beer steins will be given to the first 100 college students and 2-for-1 tickets will be offered with a college ID.
On Wednesday, July 18, the first 1,000 kids (14 & under) will receive a full-size Mallards wooden bat courtesy of Quench Gum! One lucky person will receive a corked bat courtesy of Sammy Sosa and the Baseball Hall of Shame archives (not really!).
This Wednesday and every Wednesday throughout the season will also feature the Mallards wearing yellow uniforms presented by Pella Windows. Pella is also sponsoring the “Power of Yellow” Family Four Pack that offers four bleacher tickets, four hot dogs, and four sodas for just twenty dollars! How can you beat that?
Fans will be able to vote at Mallardsbaseball.com to decide which giveaway the Mallards will have on Opening Day.
The choices for the Opening Day giveaway are: sweat bands, bumper stickers, commemorative baseballs, and a mystery item.
Stay tuned to Mallardsbaseball.com every weekday until April 25 for updates on next summer’s promotions!
The Mallards season starts Thursday May 31 at the Duck Pond. Group tickets are on sale now and single-game tickets go on sale April 28th. Call 246-4277 or log onto Mallardsbaseball.com for more information.
