Press Release St. Petersburg International Baseball
SPRING BASEBALL TRAINING SCHEDULE FEATURES MLB TEAMS VS. NETHERLANDS, CANADA AND USA
ST. PETERSBURG, FL (December 2, 2011) –The 2012 schedule has been announced for the second annual International Spring Baseball Training series at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg. The ten game series, which runs from March 6 to March 18, features the 2011 World Cup Championship team from the Netherlands, Team Canada and St. Petersburg College playing MLB squads from the Tampa Bay Rays, the Detroit Tigers, the Philadelphia Phillies, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Atlanta Braves.
Reservations for season box tickets will be taken beginning December 9. Season tickets will be offered for a limited time for only $80 — a 36 percent discount off the single game price of $12.50 per game. For group discounts for ten or more tickets, call 727-827-2078.
2012 St. Petersburg International Spring Baseball Series
Tuesday, March 6 7:05 p.m. Canada vs. Netherlands
Wednesday, March 7 7:05 p.m. Netherlands vs. Team USA
Thursday, March 8 1:05 p.m. Netherlands vs. Detroit Tigers
Friday, March 9 7:05 p.m. Canada vs. Team USA
Saturday, March 10 5:05 p.m. Netherlands vs. Canada
Sunday, March 11 1:05 p.m. Canada vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Monday, March 12 1:05 p.m. Netherlands vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Tuesday, March 13 1:05 p.m. Canada vs. Toronto Blue Jays
Friday, March 16 1:05 p.m. Netherlands vs. Atlanta Braves
Sunday, March 18 1:05 p.m. Netherlands vs. Tampa Bay Rays
St. Petersburg International Baseball is an international baseball program created by Mayor Bill Foster to bring spring baseball back to the historic Al Lang Stadium, originally built in 1977 to replace Al Lang Field built in 1947.
