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ATLANTIC LEAGUE RELEASES 2008 SCHEDULE

ATLANTIC LEAGUE RELEASES 2008 SCHEDULE
Season expands to 140 games; So. Maryland joins league
11/02/2007


(Camden, N.J., Nov. 2, 2007) – Atlantic League officials today announced the dates for the 2008 league schedule. The new season will open April 25, with Camden, Lancaster, Long Island and Somerset hosting the festivities on opening night. With the addition of the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, the league will expand from 126 games last season to a 140-game schedule in 2008.

“We’re looking forward to the beginning of our 11th season and welcoming Southern Maryland to the Atlantic League,” says league founder and CEO Frank Boulton. “With eight quality organizations playing an expanded 140-game schedule, the league has never been better and 2008 promises to be our best season yet.”

Opening Night will be Friday, April 25. The expansion Blue Crabs will visit the 2007 South Division champion Somerset Patriots at Commerce Bank Ballpark to begin their first campaign in the Atlantic League. In another marquee matchup, the Long Island Ducks will host the defending league champion Newark Bears at Citibank Park in a rematch of last year’s North Division playoffs. Elsewhere, the Lancaster Barnstormers will welcome the Bridgeport Bluefish to Clipper Magazine Stadium, and the York Revolution pay a visit to Campbell’s Field to square off against the Camden Riversharks.

The first half of the season ends July 7. The league will hold the All-Star Break the following week, with the All-Star Game being played at Commerce Bank Ballpark in Somerset on Wednesday, July 16. Second half play will resume on Friday, July 18, and continue until Sunday, September 21. The first and second half winners from each division will match up in the playoffs, which begin on Tuesday, September 23.

Southern Maryland replaces the Road Warriors as the eighth team in the league, and will open its brand new ballpark, Regency Furniture Stadium, on Friday, May 2, with a game against Lancaster. Construction of the 4,500 seat ballpark is underway and season ticket packages are currently on sale, as the Blue Crabs prepare for their first season in the Atlantic League. To learn more about the league’s newest franchise, visit www.somdbluecrabs.com.

The Atlantic League is an Independent Baseball League heading into its 11th season of play. The mission of the league is to bring a high level of professional baseball and affordable family entertainment to selected communities not presently being served by Major League or Minor League teams. For further information, please contact the Atlantic League @ atlanticleague.com or call 856-541-9400.

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