Lucy, Sophie, Zara and Martin Koenigsberger of the United Kingdom, enjoy an American past-time with their first ever baseball game. (MyBayCity Photo By Catalina Koebke)
It's Loons Baseball Time!
April 14, 2012
By: Cathy Koebke
Even if you don't know all the rules during a baseball game, it's truly an American past-time that everyone knows at least some thing about.
Right?
For one family in attendance at Opening Day of the Great Lakes Loons on April 9, they really didn't know what they had in store. "So how does this work? One team bats first and the other team?" asked Sophie Koenigsberger of the United Kingdom.
Not only was it the Koenigsberger family's first visit to Michigan and the Great Lakes Bay Region, but it was their first baseball game ever. Sophie's husband Martin Koenigsberger, an employee of the Dow Chemical Company in the UK, was offered tickets for his family and they were nothing but ecstatic. "We wanted to do something that was really American and we were lucky to be handed four tickets to today's game," Koenigsberger. "It's an amazing state. We've been around the globe and it's been absolutely phenomenal here," Sophie Koenigsberger added.
In its 6th season, it seems each year the Great Lakes Loons has been creating a bigger and better experience for its fans. Upcoming games you won't want to miss include ( Click here for more information on the following promotions):
Thursday, April 26 - Loons Social Media Night
Friday, April 27 - Loons Homeroom Challenge
Friday, May 25 - Superhero Night (or) Sat. May 26 Storybook Princess Night
Tuesday, June 12 - Clayton Kershaw Figurine Giveaway
Sunday, July 1 - Sunday Night Baseball
Monday, July 2 (or) Mon. August 13 - Bark in the Park
Friday, July 27 - Lou E's Big Top Loontacular
Wednesday, August 22 - Red Wings Kris Draper Appearance
Want more? Mark your calendar for the following exciting events and contests:
Chemical Bank $1 Family Feast Nights: Every Thursday home game gets fans hotdogs, 16oz. Coke products and ice cream sandwiches throughout the game for just $1 each.
Loons Fans Here, There and Everywhere, presented by the Residence Inn and Spring Hill Suites of Saginaw: This is a fun social media contest for fans to participate in.
Pre-game youth baseball clinics presented by Farm Bureau Insurance: The clinics, held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sundays, May 27, June 3 and June 17, are free to youth who have a ticket to that day's game.
Kids Run the Bases: Following every Sunday home game during the 2012 season, kids will have an opportunity to take the field with the Farm Bureau Insurance Kids Run the Bases.
Where's Lou E? presented by Ayre Rhinehart: Look for Lou E. Loon hiding on Ayre Rhinehart's full page ad in the Midland Daily News every Friday. Find him, and you could win free tickets to a future Loons game. A winner will be drawn each month.
Opening Day celebrations also included the 80s band Jedi Mind Trip who performed in the tailgate tent before and after the game. (MyBayCity Photo By Catalina Koebke)
The Zienert family had fun at the parade, which started the festivities for the Loon's Opening Day on April 9. (MyBayCity Photo By Catalina Koebke)
Kennedy and Taylor Bailey had so much fun at the parade, they convinced their dad, David Bailey, to go to the game. (MyBayCity Photo By Catalina Koebke)
Fans, young and old alike, are lined up pre-game to get autographs from the Loon's players. (MyBayCity Photo By Catalina Koebke)
Opening Day ceremonies included what was in the mystery box that arrived at the Dow Diamond earlier this year in February. (MyBayCity Photo By Catalina Koebke)
Lou E Loon welcomes the Great Lakes Loon's new mascot, Rall E Camel, with open arms before the start of the game on April 9. (MyBayCity Photo By Catalina Koebke)
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