The Tornadoes website, worcestertornadoes.com: HOME, has a new look and feel to it! The new website includes all the information a Tornadoes fan needs to stay up-to-date with your hometown team! The new website includes ticket information, player bios, and special features including a live updating inning-by-inning scoreboard! Be sure to check out worcestertornadoes.com: HOME to keep your finger on the pulse of Tornadoes baseball!
TORNADOES RELEASE 2007 PROMOTIONAL SCHEDULE
The Worcester Tornadoes are pleased to announce the release of their 2007 promotional schedule, which will feature FIREWORKS, theme nights, fun promotions, free giveaways and various traveling acts at the ballpark throughout the season!
2007 MINI-PAKS ARE AVAILABLE!
Tornadoes Mini-Paks are back and better than ever for 2007! Tornadoes Mini-Paks allow fans to enjoy a number of games from the same great seat, but without the commitment of season tickets. The Tornadoes will feature three different five-game Mini-Paks and one ten-game Mini-Pak in 2007. Each Mini-Pak is available for both Upper Box and Lower Box seating, and contains exclusive games that can not be found in any of the other three Mini-Paks. Mini-Paks make a great gift, so be sure to get yours today!
5 GAME MINI-PAK Upper Box: $40 Lower Box: $50
SINGLE Monday...5/28...NH Thursday...6/14...NS Saturday...6/30...AC Friday...7/6...NJ Saturday...8/18...QUE
GRAND SLAM Monday...5/28...NH Friday...6/1...QUE Friday...6/8...Grays Saturday...6/16...NS Friday...6/22...BRO Tuesday...7/3...NASH Monday...7/9...NJ Saturday...8/11...Grays Saturday...8/18...QUE Thursday...8/23...AC
ST. PATRICK'S DAY IS ON ITS WAY
St. Patrick's Day is almost here and with it, Worcester Tornadoes St. Patrick's Day Merchandise! Show your Irish pride with green Tornadoes gear this St. Patrick's Day! The Tornadoes St. Patrick's Day items will be available at the Worcester St. Patrick's Day Parade on Sunday, March 11th. The parade will start at Noon in Webster Square and make its way down Park Avenue, before ending up on Highland Street.
TIME WITH TWISTER
Q: (Larz from S. Grafton, MA): Hi Twister! I was wondering if you were going to be doing anything special for your birthday this year? My birthday is in June and i was wondering if we can have a party together?
A: Hey Larz, thanks for the e-mail! My birthday is June 6th and I'm really excited for it this year. The team is on the road that day but I heard that the folks in the front office are planning a party for me on Sunday, June 3rd. I'm sure they have some fun stuff planned. It would be great if you can be there to share the fun. If you would like to have your at the ballpark, give our office a call at 508-792-2288.
Thanks again for your e-mail and I am looking forward to seeing you at the ballpark in 2007! --Twister
Do you have a question for Twister? Send in your questions to Twister@worcestertornadoes.com and Twister will select one question in each newsletter.
TORNADOES RUMBLINGS
Keep an eye out for the addition of merchandise and player profiles to the new Tornadoes website. Individual tickets on-sale date will be announced soon. And prepare for a new newsletter layout for Tornadoes Alley!
Tornadoes announce dates for 2007 exhibition games
Worcester, MA -- The Worcester Tornadoes will play two exhibition games against the Brockton Rox prior to the start of the 2007 season. In addition, the Tornadoes have released the dates for players to report to Worcester for the start of spring training.
The first exhibition game will take place at 2pm on Sunday, May 20 at Brockton's Campanelli Stadium. Then two days later on Tuesday, May 22, the Tornadoes will host the Rox at Hanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field for a 7pm exhibition game. The game will be open to the public and free of charge. Concessions stands will also be open.
"We're glad to be able to give our fans a sneak peek of the exciting baseball action that's in store for 2007," said Tornadoes President and General Manager R.C. Reuteman. "It will give people a chance to learn the new faces and welcome back the old ones before the Home Opener the following week."
Tornadoes players will report to Worcester on Friday, May 11 for physicals at St. Vincent's Hospital. The first full-squad workout will take place the following day, on Saturday, May 12 at 9am.
The Tornadoes open the 2007 season on Thursday, May 24 on the road in Quebec against the Capitales. Game time is set for 7:05pm. The Tornadoes will return to Worcester for the 2007 Home Opener against the New Haven County Cutters on Monday, May 28. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm. Every 2007 Tornadoes game can be heard live on WTAG 580AM and online at WTAG.com. Tornadoes play-by-play voice, Jeremy Lechan, will return to the broadcast booth for his second season.
Worcester Tornadoes 2007 season tickets, Mini Paks, Flex-Paks, group tickets and picnic outings are now available. For more information, call the Tornadoes office at (508) 792-2288 or visit the Tornadoes website at worcestertornadoes.com: HOME.
Worcester, MA - The Worcester Tornadoes have announced that they have come to terms with right-handed pitchers John Birtwell and D.J. Mattox on contracts for the 2007 season.
Birtwell, 27, has put up extremely impressive numbers in his professional career. A Harvard University graduate and 1999 Ivy League Pitcher of the Year, Birtwell has compiled a 13-12 record and a sparkling 2.80 Earned Run Average in 207 games during six seasons in the Tigers and Athletics systems. Birtwell reached as high as the AAA level in 2006 with Sacramento of the Pacific Coast League, where he appeared in 24 games and posted a 3.38 ERA. Birtwell has struck out 295 batters (while walking just 83) in 276 career innings, for a stellar 9.62 Ks/9 IP ratio.
Mattox, 26, has been re-signed by the Tornadoes after spending the 2006 season as a member of the team's starting rotation. A former Mets top prospect and Reds 40-man roster member, Mattox overcame two Tommy John ligament replacement surgeries to pitch a full, healthy '06 campaign with Worcester. Mattox sports a 32-31 career record and a 3.87 ERA in five pro seasons. In 97 games (90 starts), he has struck out 415 batters in 486 innings pitched (7.69 Ks/9 IP).
The signings of Birtwell and Mattox bring the number of Tornadoes players under contract for the 2007 season to 21. All Tornadoes players will report to Worcester on Friday, May 11 for physicals at St. Vincent's Hospital. The first full-squad workout will take place the following day, on Saturday, May 12 at 9am.
Worcester Tornadoes 2007 season tickets, Mini Paks, Flex-Paks, group tickets and picnic outings are now available. For more information, call the Tornadoes office at (508) 792-2288 or visit the Tornadoes website at worcestertornadoes.com: HOME.
The Sussex Skyhawks are proud to announce that the Score an "A" Reading Program officially begins this week in 15 area schools reaching over 6,000 students.
The Score an "A" Reading Program is a school based incentive program that teachers use in conjunction with their current lesson plans to motivate students to achieve higher grades. The program can be assimilated to any grade level - preschool through high school. Each student that participates and successfully completes the program receives a complimentary ticket to one of three special games in June.
The Score an "A" program is free for schools to use thanks to the generous sponsorship of D&H Alternative Risk Solutions.
There is still time for your school to sign up! Log onto our website Sussex Skyhawks - Can-Am League to print out the enrollment form and fax it to 973-300-9000.
The Sussex Skyhawks will also be hosting School Day on Wednesday June 6, 2007 with an 11:05am game time you will be back by dismissal. This is the perfect trip for student councils, safety patrol, or to use as a class trip. Spaces are limited - call today!
For further questions on either of these programs please call Amy Rude at 973-300-1000 ext. 11.
The Skyhawks open the 2007 season at home Thursday, May 24th against our cross-state rivals, the New Jersey Jackals. Following the game there will be a fantastic fireworks display. For a complete schedule of all 2007 Skyhawks promotions, log onto our website at Sussex Skyhawks - Can-Am League. New for the 2007 season, Parking will be FREE at Skylands Park!
Worcester, MA - The Worcester Tornadoes and the Shrewsbury Parks and Recreation Department have successfully wrapped up the first Tornadoes Baseball Clinics of 2007. The interest and participation in the February clinics was so impressive, the Tornadoes plan on launching a similar clinic during the third week of April.
The February clinics provided 64 kids with a week's worth of immersion in a number of baseball fundamentals. Focal points included throwing, fielding, hitting, baserunning and the importance of showing good sportsmanship and being a good teammate. Tornadoes Manager Rich Gedman and Third Base Coach Dave Smith oversaw the clinics, with help from Pitching Coach Bobby Ojeda and Tornadoes players Chris Colabello, Bobby Tewksbary, Jeff LaHair, Keith Beauregard, Reid Willett and Mike Meagher.
"The reaction was outstanding from both kids and parents," said Tornadoes Third Base Coach and Director of Community Affairs Dave Smith. "The kids learned the basics of baseball and had a great time along the way and those are our two main objectives in the clinics. I think I speak for all the Tornadoes coaches and players when I say I look forward to doing it again in April."
The April clinics will be held at Dean Park in Shrewsbury, with each day divided into two sessions. The morning session, for children ages 6-9 years old, will run from 8:30am-11:30am. The afternoon session for children ages 10-12, will take place from noon-3:00pm. Both sessions run from Tuesday-Friday, April 17-20, 2007. Similar to the February clinics, the April clinics will concentrate on strengthening baseball fundamentals and will be staffed by Gedman, Smith, and a number of Tornadoes Players and coaches.
For more information regarding the specifics of the Worcester Tornadoes Baseball Clinics, please contact Dave Smith at dsmith@worcestertornadoes.com or call the Tornadoes office at (508) 792-2288. To register for the April clinics, please contact the Shrewsbury Parks and Recreation Department at (508) 841-8503.
Worcester Tornadoes 2007 season tickets, Mini Paks, Flex-Paks, group tickets and picnic outings are now available. For more information, call the Tornadoes office at (508) 792-2288 or visit the Tornadoes website at worcestertornadoes.com: HOME.
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