FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

July 6, 2016

Contact: Ashton Salyers, Media Relations Intern     

(815) 240-4159

LOVES PARK, Ill. –This Saturday, July 9, Pizza Ranch’s location in Roscoe, IL will be hosting a Meet The Rivets event.

The Roscoe Pizza Ranch is located at 4797 Bluestem Rd. and the Rivets players will be there from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The players will be available for autographs and pictures with fans during those times as well.

After the meet and greet, the Rivets will face the Lakeshore Chinooks at Rivets Stadium for Bobble Head, Fireworks and Star Wars Night at 6:35 p.m. For tickets and more info call the box office at 815-240-4159.

Rockford is a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League, which will play its 23rd season of summer collegiate baseball in 2016. The Northwoods League is the largest organized baseball league in the world with 18 teams, drawing significantly more fans, in a friendly ballpark experience, than any league of its kind. A valuable training ground for coaches, umpires and front office staff, more than 140 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (Washington Nationals) and MLB All-Stars Chris Sale (Chicago White Sox), Jordan Zimmermann (Detroit Tigers), Curtis Granderson (New York Mets), Lucas Duda (Mets) and Ben Zobrist (Chicago Cubs). All league games are viewable live via the Northwoods League Website, NorthwoodsLeague.com. For more information, visit RockfordRivets.com.