Wisconsin Rapids, WI – September 23^rd, 2013.  With four seasons of Rafters baseball in the record books, the team announced today their ticket package pricing for the 2014 season. 

Back for a fifth year, the Rafters all-inclusive 9 Game Ticket Package will include a ticket to nine different games throughout the 2014 season,  all-you-can-eat hot dogs, brats, burgers, veggie burgers, chicken sandwiches and chips from the time the gates open through the end of the 5^th inning of every game, along with unlimited fountain soda and water.  The team will, once again, offer a nightly food special on all of the pre-selected 9 Game Package dates as well. The price has increased slightly to $111 per package ($12.33 per game) for 2014. The 9 Game Packages will also offer the Never-A-Wasted Ticket Policy, which allows fans to trade out their tickets prior to games they cannot attend or up to one week after the date on the ticket they wish to swap. In addition, each package includes a Rafters hat and guaranteed promotional items if there is a giveaway scheduled for games included in each package.  Fans are also able to purchase packages and select seats before tickets go on sale to the general public.

“We are extremely excited to again offer a dynamic ticket package with this flexibility,” said General Manager Liz Kern.  “We are currently taking fan feedback and are also looking to increase the quality of the package inclusions.”

The Rafters will keep the full and half-season Solarus Founders Club ticket prices ($650 full season; $325 half season) the same for the 2014 season as well as offer a 9 Game Package in the seats for the first time at $175. In addition to having a chance to sit in the most comfortable seats in the ballpark, each Solarus Founders Club ticket includes all you can eat hot dogs, brats, burgers, chicken sandwiches, and potato chips from the time the gates open until the end of the 5^th inning as well as a nightly food special, unlimited fountain soda, and water during the same period.  New for the 2014 season will be a Solarus Founders Club tabbed, beer wristband, allowing each ticket holder the opportunity to trade in tabs for up to four tap beers from the time the gates open through the end of the game.  Tabs can also be used for the Riverview Family Clinic Fan Zone for fans enjoying a Solarus Founders Club seat that are not yet 21.  In addition to the all-inclusive food and beverage options, Solarus Founders Club members receive the Never-A-Wasted Ticket Policy, which allows fans to trade out their tickets prior to games they cannot attend or up to one week after the date on the ticket they wish to swap.  Also included are invites to all VIP events, pass to all away Northwoods League ballparks, and guaranteed promotional items if there is a giveaway scheduled for games included in each package.

The full menu of ticket package prices for 2014 will be as follows:

The season ticket renewal process is now underway as the Rafters prepare for the 2014 season.  All 9 Package and Season Ticket Package Holders from 2013 who wish to renew their same seats for the 2014 season are asked to do so by contacting the Rafters ticket office no later than November 1st and placing a 20% deposit on their tickets.  Any ticket holders who would like to change their seats to a different location or upgrade to a different seating option for 2014 are asked to contact the Rafters between November 1^st and November 20^th to do so.  If you have not purchased a 9 pack in the past, but would like to do so in 2014, please contact the Rafters office for additional ticket package information.  

Please note that packages can be split between friends and family.

The Rafters also announced their single game ticket prices for the 2014 season will remain the same as this past year.  Reserved bleacher seats will be $7 and standing room only tickets will be $6. Single game tickets will go on sale in April 2014.

The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters are a member of the finest developmental league for elite college baseball players, the Northwoods League. Playing its 21st season of summer collegiate baseball, 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 115 Northwoods League players have advanced to Major League Baseball, including MLB All-Stars Max Scherzer (DET), Chris Sale (CWS), Jordan Zimmermann (WAS), Curtis Granderson (NYY), Allen Craig (STL) and Ben Zobrist (TB). All league games are viewable live and free of charge via the Northwoods League YouTube channel.  For more information, visit www.raftersbaseball.com.

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