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AirHogs opener Friday night

The Grand Prairie AirHogs launch their third season of baseball action and wacky promotional entertainment May 14 against the Pensacola Pelicans. Festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. and first pitch slated for 7:05 p.m.

OPENING NIGHT! Friday, May 14th vs. Pensacola Pelicans

Live Music starts @ 5:30 p.m. – Performance by Cherisse
2010 Magnet Schedule Giveaway to the first 1,500 fans
Jump Castles & Inflatable Playgrounds located on the main plaza
Clowns, face painters, jugglers and on‐field performers
Pre-game performance by 6‐year‐old Michael Jackson impersonator
Ceremonial first pitch by NFL Hall‐of‐Famer Charley Taylor

On the mound for the AirHogs is the highly touted James Paxton, who was named the #1 college senior in the country by Baseball America, and is projected to be a Top‐10 Major League Baseball Draft Selection this June.

The ceremonial first pitch will be thrown by NFL Hall‐of‐Famer Charley Taylor, who is slated to bring a notable cast of sports figures and characters to the game, including: former NFL players—Rayfield Wright, Tim Brown, Joe “Turkey” Jones, Anthony Jeter, Phil Lewis, Keith Washington, Chuck Beatty, Robert Newhouse, Jethro Pugh, Jr., Byron Williams; former ABA/NBA players Mike Gale, Mike Mitchell, Oliver Miller, and Larry Brown; and former Harlem Globetrotter, Ovie Dotson; as well as actor Stack Pierce. All are slated to do a brief autograph session during the game.


Source: AirHogs Baseball


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