{"id":8375,"date":"2021-05-24T17:55:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T17:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/?p=8375"},"modified":"2021-06-04T16:06:31","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T16:06:31","slug":"opening-week-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/2021\/05\/24\/opening-week-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Opening Week 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"200\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-8376\" src=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/2021OpeningWeekHeader.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/2021OpeningWeekHeader.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27200%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20200%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27200%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/2021OpeningWeekHeader-120x27.jpg 120w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/2021OpeningWeekHeader-250x56.jpg 250w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/2021OpeningWeekHeader-700x156.jpg 700w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/2021OpeningWeekHeader-768x171.jpg 768w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/2021OpeningWeekHeader.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 42.277%;text-align: center\" width=\"200px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-8410 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/OpeningDayPage_Monday-1.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/OpeningDayPage_Monday-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/OpeningDayPage_Monday-1-120x160.jpg 120w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/OpeningDayPage_Monday-1-250x333.jpg 250w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/OpeningDayPage_Monday-1.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.725163%;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.725163%;text-align: center\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 86.5844%\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">MONDAY, MAY 31ST<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Presented by Turtle Creek Casino &amp; Hotel<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"101\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-8416\" src=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/PS-VS-KM.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/PS-VS-KM.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27101%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20101%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27101%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/PS-VS-KM-120x30.png 120w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/PS-VS-KM-250x63.png 250w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/PS-VS-KM.png 400w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Gates Open at 4:00PM First Pitch at 5:05PM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Sold Out<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><em>Giveaway<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Winter Trapper hat courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.turtlecreekcasino.com\/?utm_source=gmb&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_campaign=local\">Turtle Creek Casino &amp; Hotel<\/a> to the first 500 fans age 18+<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><em>Weekly Promotion<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Deal Day Monday; Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gfs.com\/en-us\">Gordon Food Service<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>$2 Brats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><em>Pre-Game festivities<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Performance by our PA Announcer, Roy Harvey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><em>Post-Game festivities<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Kids Run the Bases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Other fun to be had<\/strong><\/span><\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s a <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>RED OUT!<\/strong><\/span> &#8211; Make sure you wear your red!<\/li>\n<li>Free Tethered Hot Air Balloon Rides provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcballoontours.com\/\">Traverse City Balloon Tours<\/a> (4:30PM &#8211; 7:30PM)\n<ul>\n<li><strong>LIMITED to the first 36 groups of four<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Poster making stations (4:00PM &#8211; 6:00PM)<\/li>\n<li>Photo booth with the 2019 Northwoods League Championship Trophy (4:00PM &#8211; 7:30PM)<\/li>\n<li>Try our brand new food items in the concession stands<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #000000\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 42.422%\" width=\"200px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-8436 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/OpeningDayPage_Tuesday.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/OpeningDayPage_Tuesday.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/OpeningDayPage_Tuesday-120x160.jpg 120w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/OpeningDayPage_Tuesday-250x333.jpg 250w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/OpeningDayPage_Tuesday.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.725163%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.725163%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 86.8745%\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">TUESDAY, JUNE 1ST<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Presented by Short&#8217;s Brewing Company<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"101\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-8416\" src=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/PS-VS-KM.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/PS-VS-KM.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27101%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20101%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27101%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/PS-VS-KM-120x30.png 120w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/PS-VS-KM-250x63.png 250w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/PS-VS-KM.png 400w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Gates Open at 5:30PM First Pitch at 6:35PM<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><em>Giveaway<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Plastic Growler to the first 250 fans age 21+ courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortsbrewing.com\/\">Short&#8217;s Brewing Company<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><em>Weekly Promotion<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Barks and Brews; Presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortsbrewing.com\/\">Short&#8217;s Brewing Company<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Bark in the Park &#8211; Bring your dogs!<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 price Craft Beers in the Short&#8217;s Craft Clubhouse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><em>Pre-Game festivities<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Corgi Races (beginning at 5:50PM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><em>Post-Game festivities<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Kids Run the Bases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Other fun to be had<\/strong><\/span><\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Poster making stations (5:30PM &#8211; 7:00PM)<\/li>\n<li>Photo booth with the 2019 Northwoods League Championship Trophy (5:30PM &#8211; 8:30PM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/traverse-city-pit-spitters.nwltickets.com\/SingleGame\/Tickets\/SelectSeats\/3329\">Click here for tickets<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #000000\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 42.3496%\" width=\"200px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-8424 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/OpeningDayPage_Wednesday.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/OpeningDayPage_Wednesday.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/OpeningDayPage_Wednesday-120x160.jpg 120w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/OpeningDayPage_Wednesday-250x333.jpg 250w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/OpeningDayPage_Wednesday.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.870195%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.725163%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 86.3669%\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2ND<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Halfway-to-Halloween &#8211; Come dressed in your best costume!<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"101\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-8418\" src=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/PS-VS-RK.jpg.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/PS-VS-RK.jpg.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27101%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20101%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27101%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/PS-VS-RK.jpg-120x30.png 120w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/PS-VS-RK.jpg-250x63.png 250w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/PS-VS-RK.jpg.png 400w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Gates Open at 5:30PM First Pitch at 6:35PM<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><em>Weekly Promotion<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Salute to Service; presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.turtlecreekcasino.com\/?utm_source=gmb&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_campaign=local\">Turtle Creek Casino &amp; Hotel<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2 price box seat tickets for all active and retired military, educators, first responders, healthcare workers, and snow plow drivers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><em>Pre-Game festivities<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Parade lap for all kids dressed in a Halloween costume (6:20PM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><em>Post-Game festivities<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Kids Run the Bases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Other fun to be had<\/strong><\/span><\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Trick-or-Treating stations set up around the ballpark (5:30PM &#8211; 6:30PM)<\/li>\n<li>Poster making stations (5:30PM &#8211; 7:00PM)<\/li>\n<li>Photo booth with the 2019 Northwoods League Championship Trophy (5:30PM &#8211; 8:30PM)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/traverse-city-pit-spitters.nwltickets.com\/SingleGame\/Tickets\/SelectSeats\/3320\">Click here for tickets<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #000000\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 42.3495%\" width=\"200px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-8422 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/OpeningDayPage_Thursday.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/OpeningDayPage_Thursday.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/OpeningDayPage_Thursday-120x160.jpg 120w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/OpeningDayPage_Thursday-250x333.jpg 250w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/OpeningDayPage_Thursday.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.725163%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 0.797676%\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 86.4394%\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">THURSDAY, JUNE 3RD<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"101\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-8418\" src=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/PS-VS-RK.jpg.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/PS-VS-RK.jpg.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27101%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20101%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27101%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/PS-VS-RK.jpg-120x30.png 120w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/PS-VS-RK.jpg-250x63.png 250w, https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/traverse-city-pit-spitters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/04\/PS-VS-RK.jpg.png 400w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Gates Open at 5:30PM First Pitch at 6:35PM<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><em>Weekly Promotion<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>Thirsty Thursday\n<ul>\n<li>$2 20 oz. domestic beer<\/li>\n<li>$2 hot dogs<\/li>\n<li>$2 16 oz. 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