The Blue Wahoos schedule has given the organization a long gap between home games, straight through the historic Fourth of July weekend that commemorates the nation’s 250th birthday.
It’s the first time in the team’s 14-year history there won’t be a home game around the Fourth of July. The Blue Wahoos are in midst of a 16-day gap between homestands before they will play at Blue Wahoos Stadium again on July 7.
That presented a dilemma, which led into arranging back-to-back nights on July 3 and July 4 where the Blue Wahoos will host community events. Both will feature inflatable water slides, bounce houses, lawn games, plus other on-field activities, along with music, a baseball-themed movie shown on July 3, all culminating with fireworks displays to watch both nights at the ballpark.
“But with this year being so special, the 250th birthday, it was kinda tough for us, because had to figure out what we were going to do,” Blue Wahoos team president Jonathan Griffith said.
Shannon Hannah, the Blue Wahoos long-time events manager, set up two days of on-field activities, entitled “Red, White and Wahoos.” The events feature a baseball themed movie on July 3 on the stadium’s videoboard, a tie-in on July 4 to the Pensacola Symphony’s annual “Sparks and Stars” concert at the Hunter Amphitheater outside the stadium, plus the fireworks shows.
It’s the first time in the team’s 14-year history there won’t be a home game around the Fourth of July. The Blue Wahoos are in midst of a 16-day gap between homestands before they will play at Blue Wahoos Stadium again on July 7.
That presented a dilemma, which led into arranging back-to-back nights on July 3 and July 4 where the Blue Wahoos will host community events. Both will feature inflatable water slides, bounce houses, lawn games, plus other on-field activities, along with music, a baseball-themed movie shown on July 3, all culminating with fireworks displays to watch both nights at the ballpark.
“But with this year being so special, the 250th birthday, it was kinda tough for us, because had to figure out what we were going to do,” Blue Wahoos team president Jonathan Griffith said.
Shannon Hannah, the Blue Wahoos long-time events manager, set up two days of on-field activities, entitled “Red, White and Wahoos.” The events feature a baseball themed movie on July 3 on the stadium’s videoboard, a tie-in on July 4 to the Pensacola Symphony’s annual “Sparks and Stars” concert at the Hunter Amphitheater outside the stadium, plus the fireworks shows.
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