Bakersfield Blaze on Fire to Start the Season
By Nick Fequiere
Summer is right around the corner and plenty will be searching for some way to pass the time. Head on over to Historic Sam Lynn Ballpark which is located at 4009 Chester Avenue, and enjoy a fun night with the whole family. The Bakersfield Blaze offer various deals including Dollar Monday, Thirsty Thursday, Fireworks Friday, and Souvenir Saturday. They also offer the Bud Light Cool Zone within the ballpark and the Kids Club includes admission to all twelve home games on Sunday, a pizza party, and access to the Kids Zone where they have a supervised inflatable jumper.
Fans are treated to mascot races between Torch, Heater, and Pat D. Panda, and the concessions stand offers everything from hamburgers to hot dogs to grilled chicken and sausage. The stadium boasts a friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable staff and possesses great leadership in general manager Elizabeth Martin, assistant general manager Mike Candela, and director of human resources Brianne Gidcumb.
The Blaze opened their season last Thursday and are on quite the hot streak, having gone undefeated in their first four games, thus, sweeping their first series against the Modesto Nuts. Manager Pat Kelly and his ballclub hope to build upon the lessons they learned during a brutal 2013 campaign which saw them go 55 and 85. By opening the season with a four game sweep, the Blaze look primed to do exactly.
The team, which is an affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, has been in existence since 1941. They won the league championship in 1970 and 1989, and it looks as if they might have a chance to do it once more in 2014. Bakersfield and its neighbors in Taft are invited to come out and join in on affordable fun for the whole family.