11th Edition of the Game Day Magazine

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11th Edition

August 31st - September 3rd

Check Out Inside Page 8 Behind the Plate with Max Stassi

Check Out Inside Page 14 Pitching with Jake Brown

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Table Of Contents 4

Staff Question

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Stadium Map

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Behind the Plate with

Max Stassi

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Pitching with Jake Brown

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Ports Roster

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Visiting Team Rosters

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Score Cards

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Ports Bios

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Ports in the Community

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taff Question What is your favorite memory from this season? Pat Filipone

Luke Reiff

President

General Manager

Answer: Watching Miles Head hit. Also watching and listening to James Garner on Johnny Cash night.

Answer: Ryan Pineda’s walk-off home run on bee swarm appreciation day.

Jeremy Neisser

Zach Sharkey

Director of Marketing

Director of Corporate Sales

Answer:

Answer:

Miles Head’s final at-bat, a HR to RF.

Bee Game Walk Off.

Margaret Sacchet Community Relations Manager

Answer: Pink Night. It is my favorite event of the year to plan and I love working with St. Joseph’s. This is my last season with the Ports, so this event was an awesome way to end the season.

Bryan Meadows Stadium Operations Manager

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Tim Pasisz Director of Bussiness Development

Answer: The Walk Off win on Bee Day.

Tim Pollack Ticket Manager

Answer:

Answer:

Bees.

Bee Game Walk Off.


Deborah Auditor

Jeff Kaminski

Front Office Manager

Director of Ticket Sales

Answer: It’s a toss up between coming to Johnny Cash Night with family/ friends or the Kids Zone slide.

Answer:

Griffin Shibley

Greg Bell

Group Sales Manager

Visiting with my season ticket holders.

Ticket Sales Representative

Answer:

Answer:

Cash Tribute.

Getting to help roll out the tarp during a rain delay.

Nicole Loscavio

Kinsey Eaton

Media Relations Department

Media Relations Department

Answer:

Answer:

Being the undefeated victor in the 2012 Intern Olympics.

Either Pink Night or the Intern Olympics!

Cesar Santos

Zack Bayrouty

Graphic Designer

Broadcaster

Answer: The friends’ and fans’ compliments on my design.

Answer: Watching Sean Doolittle return to Stockton and start his improbable ascent.

Vang Hang

Mike Conway

Bookkeeper

PA Announcer

Answer: Watching the Legends game. It was great seeing guys like Kevin Mitchell, who I grew up watching play ball.

Answer: AJ Kirby-Joooooooooooooones’ 3 home run game....

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Stadium Map

Delta Charter School

Kids Zone

Tecate Cantina Section 101 Burritos, Taco Salads, Specialty Nachos, Quesadillas, Peanuts, Seeds, Candy, Frozen Margarita, Wine, Beer, Soda, Bottled Water

First Base Section 215 A selection of Woodbridge Wine, Pizza, Chicken Wraps, Kinders BBQ, Fruit Cups, Peanuts, Candy, Frozen Margaritas, Beer, Soda, Bottled Water, Wedge Salad

3rd Base Express Section 108 Hot Dogs, Sausages, Peanuts, Seeds, Candy, Be er, Wine, Slushy, Soda, Bottled Water

Casey’s Corner (Right Field Grill) Section 120 Hamburgers, Nachos Grande, Frito Pie, Chili Cheese Fries, French Fries, Peanuts, Sunflower Seeds, Candy, Beer, Wine, Froze Margaritas, Soda, Bottled Water Pretzel Burger, Turkey Burger

Home Plate Grill (Front & Back) Section 110 Hot Dogs, Chicken Breast Sandwiches, Chicken Tenders, Chili Cheese Fries, French Fries, Nachos Grande, Peanuts, Popcorn, Seeds, Candy, Beer, Wine, Slushy, Soda, Red Bull, Bottled Water Pretzel Dogs, Chips

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Behind the Plate with

Max Stassi By Nicole Loscavio For the majority of the 2012 season, Max Stassi has had the responsibility of being the primary catcher for the Stockton Ports. During a year that was filled with ups and downs, Stassi has pretty much dealt with it all behind the plate – from catching brothers (Sean and Ryan Doolittle), to Athletics pitchers on rehab (Brett Anderson), to a constantly changing starting rotation; he’s seen 24 pitchers come through Stockton in five short months. You may think it could all get a bit overwhelming for one person to deal with, but Stassi’s got it mastered. “I’d say it comes naturally to me,” he commented. “I’ve been catching my whole life, so it’s just kind of second nature. I’ve developed relationships with pitchers for a long time now.” Although Stassi has shared time with a couple other catchers this season, it’s pretty much been his year behind the plate. “It’s been an interesting year,” Max said. “We’ve had a lot of guys come and go, but it’s fun to try to get to know different pitchers throughout the organization.” He definitely had the opportunity to get to know pitchers in the Athletics organization this year, as the 2012 Ports pitching staff experienced a number of changes this season, from roster moves sending players up and down on a semi-regular basis, to starting pitchers and relievers switching roles throughout the season. Stassi has handled all of this with ease, and has said that he enjoys getting to know all of his teammates. “From a pitching standpoint, you just have to know what their tendencies are – what gets them motivated every day and just what it takes.” Max added, “when I go up for a mound visit, I have to know what gets them right; if I need


to back off a little bit or be a little more vocal towards them. Every guy’s different, you just gotta figure out what makes each guy tick.” In addition to all of the work he’s put in behind the plate this season, Max has also had a solid year offensively. As of August 23, Max is batting .268 on the season, which is the second highest average on the team, with 15 home runs and 45 RBIs. He was even named the California League Player of the Week for the week of July 16-22 where we went 8-for-27 (.296 batting average) with four multi-hit games, even cranking four home runs and driving in five runs. “I just go out and try to play hard every day, and that week that I had the results that I’d been working towards,” said Max about the recognition from the Cal League. “This year I’ve been focused on a lot on the process of swinging at good pitches and hitting the ball hard and the results fell that week. It’s a big honor, and I couldn’t have done it without my teammates.” This weekend the Ports are recognizing all of Stassi’s accomplishments with his jersey giveaway Friday night. This giveaway is a special one, as Max was selected by Ports fans. “It’s a cool honor to know that I have some fan support out there,” Max said about being selected for the jersey giveaway. “I can imagine it has something to do with being the local guy, but it’s still pretty cool to have the jersey. This is definitely a first for me.” The Yuba City native has always had a big fan club here in Stockton and in the greater bay area, and it’ll only increase in size as he continues to move through the Athletics organization.

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Pitching with Jake Brown By: Kinsey Eaton

Left-handed pitcher, Jake Brown was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in

2010 from Georgia Southern University. Brown has been an impressive pitcher in his last three years. In 2010, he posted a 1.83 ERA with the Vancouver Canadians. In 2011 Jake pitched 50 innings and posted a 1.62 ERA with Low A- affiliate the Burlington Bee’s before getting promoted to the Stockton Ports where he pitched 99 innings with a 5.55 ERA. Jake returned to Stockton for the 2012 season where he has been a crucial part of this the Ports roster this season. Jake tells us “the last three years have been a big learning curve for me especially here in the CAL league.” There have been some twists and turns in his learning curve but he has had some remarkable outings this season. On May 25 he pitched 5 innings with 8 strikeouts, no walks, and only 1 earned run. This contributed to his earning of CAL Pitcher of the Week for the week of May 29th. More recently on July 25 Brown pitched 7 innings with 1 earned run lowering his ERA to 4.32. As of August 21st Jake’s ERA is 4.80, “My goal for the rest of the season is to get my ERA in the 3’s and a few more wins for the Ports.” Jake has a couple more starts in the remaining 13 games of the season. Browns pitching style is quick when he is up on the mound. He told us, “When I am pitching I just think about my rhythm of being fast and being quick out there. It keeps the infield and outfield on their toes so they make better plays.”

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We talked with Jake about his pitching style and we asked him to describe some of his own pitches.

Pitch One: Four-seam Fastball When it’s thrown: First pitch to get a strike or inside outside corner. Speed: 86-89mph Origin: I started throwing a fastball when I was little, like during C ball.

Pitch Two: Curve Ball When it’s thrown: First pitch strikes or sometimes I’ll throw it in the dirt to get a hitter to swing over it and get a strike three. Speed: 69-73mph Origin: Not until high school so about 15 or 16.

Pitch Three: Changeup When it’s thrown: First pitch and it is also my strikeout pitch, I use it to get a batter to swing over it or ground out to get the third strike. Speed: 79-80mph Origin: In high school

Pitch Four: Slider When it’s thrown: I normally throw this later in the count. Speed: 77-80mph Origin: I did not learn a slider until high school.

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(Roster as of 8/23)

# Yrs PITCHERS (13) B/T HT WT DOB HOMETOWN 11 2 Bowman, Josh R/R 6-2 210 9/9/88 St. Petersburg, FL 39 2 Brown, Jake R/L 6-2 215 12/28/86 Baltimore, MD 16 3 Hoehn, Connor R/R 6-1 212 7/5/89 Ocean View, DE 20 3 Huttenlocker, A.J. L/L 6-3 190 8/5/86 Buckley, WA 19 6 Joseph, Jonathan R/R 6-1 180 5/17/88 San Pedro De Marcoris, DR 34 3 Long, Nate R/R 6-2 215 2/9/86 Bedford, TX 23 2 Murphy, Sean S/R 6-6 220 8/23/88 Philadephia, PA 17 1 Perlman, Max R/R 6-7 235 2/2/88 Longwood, FL 30 2 Thornton, Zack R/R 6-4 215 5/19/88 Oak Park, CA 36 1 Treinen, Blake R/R 6-4 215 6/30/88 Osage City, KS 29 2 Urlaub, Jeff L/L 6-2 160 4/24/87 Scottsdale, AZ 46 6 Vidal, Pedro R/R 6-1 214 7/31/87 Santo Domingo, D.R. 7 1 Walz, T.J. R/R 6-1 180 11/11/88 Omaha, NE # Yrs CATCHERS (3) B/T HT WT DOB HOMETOWN - 5 Lopez, Diomendes R/R 6-3 195 1/30/89 San Pedro de Marcoris, DR 33 3 Ortiz, Ryan R/R 6-3 200 9/29/87 San Diego, CA 10 3 Stassi, Max R/R 5-10 206 3/15/91 Yuba City, CA # Yrs INFIELDERS (6) B/T HT WT DOB HOMETOWN 21 2 Cabrera, Yordy R/R 6-1 205 9/3/90 Lakeland, FL 3 3 Gilmartin, Michael L/R 6-0 190 7/14/87 Mooropark, CA 44 2 Kirby-Jones, A.J. R/R 5-10 215 10/2/88 Knoxville, TN 37 2 Pineda, Ryan R/R 6-0 185 4/17/89 Las Vegas, NV 28 2 Thompson, Tony R/R 6-5 240 12/19/88 Reno, NV 13 1 Vollmuth, B.A. R/R 6-3 220 12/23/89 Biloxi, MS # Yrs OUTFIELDERS (5) B/T HT WT DOB HOMETOWN 12 4 LeVier, Mitch L/L 5-11 190 1/12/88 Whittier, CA 2 1 Oberacker, Chad L/L 5-11 190 1/1/89 Erie, PA 5 3 Richard, Myrio R/R 6-2 195 8/27/88 Lake Charles, LA 15 1 Robinson, Dusty R/R 5-11 205 9/9/89 Bakesfield, CA 22 2 Whitaker, Josh R/R 6-3 235 2/8/89 Augusta, GA # POS COACHING STAFF HOMETOWN PREVIOUS TEAM (YEAR) 50 MGR Webster Garrison Marrero, LA Stockton (High-A-2011) 31 P-C Craig Lefferts Anthem, AZ Stockton (High-A-2011) 24 H-C Brian McArn Elk Grove, CA Stockton (High-A-2011) A-T Nate Brooks Pinckneyville, IL Stockton (High-A-2011) CLB Vic Zapien Stockton, CA Stockton (High-A-2011)

PLAYER TO WATCH

Sean Murphy – Stockton Ports

Position: RHP

The California League Pitcher of the Week for the week of June 19th and the MidWest League Pitcher of the Week for the week of April 30 has had a remarkable season since joining the Ports. Murphy has an record as of 7 wins and 7 loses with the Ports as of August 23rd.The right handed pitcher has struck out 154 batters in 149 innings pitched as of August 23rd throughout in the 2012 season.

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Visitor’s Roster: 8/31, 9/1, 9/2, 9/3

Visalia Rawhide (Roster as of 8/23)

VS

PLAYER TO WATCH

Keon Broxton Position: CF Outfielder Keon Broxton has had a strong season with the Visalia Rawhide in 2012. As of August 23rd, Broxton has a .260 batting average. He currently ranks among the top five on the Rawhide in Runs (70), Walks (39), Hits (114), and RBIs (55). He’s improved his average in the second half of the season, batting .280 since the All-Star break.

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# 39 11 21 16 36 37 26 25 20 14 20 29 18

PITCHERS B/T Andrew Chafin R/L Blake Cooper R/R Jeremy Erben R/R Bradin Hagens R/R Raymond Hernandez R/R D.J. Johnson L/R Anthony Meo R/R Willy Paredes R/R Diogenes Rosario R/R Patrick Schuster R/L Jeffrey Shields R/R Taylor Siemens L/L Seth Simmons R/R Kyle Winkler R/R

# 6 22

CATCHERS B/T Raywilly Gomez S/R Tyson Van Winkle R/R

# 31 3 1 33 2 7

INFIELDERS B/T Yazy Arbelo L/R Carter Bell R/R Michael Freeman L/R Jonathan Griffin R/R Gerson Montilla R/R Garrett Weber R/R

# 9 5 13 24

OUTFIELDERS B/T Keon Broxton R/R Ender Inciarte L/L Ryan Lapensee R/R Raoul Torrez R/R

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FIELD STAFF Jason Hardtke Jacob Cruz Doug Drabek

POSITION Manager Hitting Coach Pitching Coach



Scorecards

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BIOS

Josh Bowman

Jake Brown

Position: RHP

Position: LHP

Named California League Pitcher of the Week from 7/2-7/8 Leads the team with 118 strikeouts as of 8/23 Has posted an impressive 2.69 ERA in the second half of the season as of 8/23

Named California League Pitcher of the Week from 5/21-5/27 As of 8/23, has a 2.77 ERA during day games Tossed 7 innings of shut-out ball on 6/28 vs VIS

Yordy Cabrera

Michael Gilmartin

Position: INF

Position: INF

Joined the Ports from Extended Spring training on 5/14 Activated from DL 8/3 Went 2-for-4 with a HR and 3 RBIs on 8/14 in Rancho Cucamonga

@mpgss3 Went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI on 8/4 vs Visalia Is hitting .289 since the All-Star break as of 8/23


Connor Hoehn

A.J. Huttenlocker

Position: RHP

Position: LHP

Posted a 2.70 ERA in the month of April & a 2.77 ERA in May As of 8/23 has struck out 59 batters in 52.1 IP Is nearly unhittable in day games with a 1.93 ERA

Joined the Ports from AA Midland Rockhounds 6/16 As of 8/23 has a 3.55 ERA in the month of August Struck out 10 and only walked 2 in 7IP in the month of June

Jonathan Joseph

A.J. Kirby-Jones

Position: RHP

Position: INF

Joined the Ports from Low-A Burlington Bees 8/8 Struck out 73 batters in 82.2 IP for Burlington in 2012 Has struck out 9 batters in 6 IP in Stockton as of 8/23

@mr_miles44 Was named California League Player of the Week for 4/16-4/22 Went 2-for-4 with 2 HRs and 4 RBIs on 8/15 in Rancho Cucamonga Hit .279 during the first half of the season

Mitch LeVier

Nate Long

Position: OF

Position: RHP

Joined the Ports on 5/30 from Extended Spring Training Went 4-for-5 with 2 doubles and an RBI on 8/14 in Rancho Cucamonga Batting .300 with runners on as of 8/23

@1GiantNatertot Posted a 3.12 ERA in the first half of the season Has been nearly unhittable when he enters in the 8th or 9th inning as of 8/8 (13.2IP only 1 ER allowed) As of 8/23 has a 3.23 ERA as a relief pitcher in 27 appearances

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Ports Bios

Diomendes Lopez

Sean Murphy

Position: C

Position: RHP

Joined the Ports from Low-A Vermont on 8/12 Went 2-for-3 with a RS on 8/16 in Rancho Cucamonga

In his first start with the Ports he retired 19 straight Rawhide on 5/24 Threw six shutout innings on 8/4, allowing only three hits with 9 Ks As of 8/23, has limited batters to a .190 AVG and posted a 2.25 ERA during day games

Chad Oberacker

Ryan Ortiz

Position: OF

Position: C

@cOberacker Cranked out his first career grand slam on 5/22 vs the SJ Giants Went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI on 8/19 vs San Jose Leads the team with 22 doubles, as of 8/23

Went 2-for-4 with a HR and 3 runs on 8/4 vs Visalia Batting .333 with runners in scoring position as of 8/23

Max Perlman

Ryan Pineda

Position: RHP

Position: INF

@Big_Max19 Joined the Ports from Low-A Burlington Bees 7/5 Struck out 4 batters in 4.0 IP on 8/18 Is the second Harvard graduate to pitch for the Ports in the last three years (Sean Haviland 2010)

@DJPinhead Went 4-for-4 with 2 doubles on 7/29 vs Bakersfield Batting .330 on the road this season as of 8/23


Myrio Richard

Dusty Robinson

Position: OF

Position: OF

Rejoined the Ports on 7/24 Has had 22 multi-hit games of the 60 he played with the Ports As of 8/23 is batting .279 at Banner Island Ballpark

@DRob1427 Went 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs on 8/19 vs San Jose As of 8/23, is batting .342 during day games Of his 15 HR’s, 13 which are vs RHP, as of 8/23

Max Stassi

Tony Thompson

Position: C

Position: INF

@MaxStassi10 Was named California League Player of the Week for 7/16-722 As of 8/23 is batting .294 at Banner Island Ballpark

Hitting .292 on the road this season as of 8/23 Went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a walk on 8/14 in Rancho Cucamonga Posted a .293 AVG in the month of July

Zack Thornton

Blake Treinen

Position: RHP

Position: RHP

@Thortythort30 Has struck out 64 batters in 48.2 IP as of 8/23 Posted a 2.89 ERA in the month of June As of 8/23 has secured 14 saves on the season

As of 8/23 has posted a 1.23 ERA in the month of August Has walked just 22 batters over 97.1 IP as of 8/23 Has allowed only 1 ER in 5 appearances as a relief pitcher

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Ports Bios

Jeff Urlaub

Pedro Vidal

Position: LHP

Position: RHP

@JeffUrlaub Joined the Ports from the Low-A Burlington Bees 6/20 As of 8/23 has struck out 11 batters in 10.2 IP in the month of August Struck out 6 of 9 batters faced in 3.0 innings on 8/22

Added to the Ports from AZL on 6/8 Posted a 2.04 ERA on the road as of 8/23 Had a shutout streak of 11 games from 7/3 through 8/4, allowing only 5 hits during that time

B.A. Vollmuth

T.J. Walz

Position: INF

Position: RHP

@BAVollmuth

@TheGreatWalz

Joined the team on 6/23 from Low-A Burlington Bees As of 8/23, has 15 multi-hit games on the season Batting .270 at Banner Island Ballpark as of 8/23

Josh Whitaker Position: OF

@JWhit25 Posted a .312 AVG in the month of June As of 8/23, leads the team with 20 HR this season Hit 7 HRs and 24 RBIs in the month of July

Has posted a 3.03 ERA at Banner Island Ballpark as of 8/23 As of 8/23 has struck out 10 batters in 9 IP in the month of August Has limited right handed batters to a .187 average as of 8/23


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A successful season of Charitable Giving The Stockton community helps the Ports give back By Margaret Sacchet Seventy-one Ports home games – check. Thirteen entertaining fireworks shows – check. A few dozen unique promotional nights – check. A 2012 baseball season full of community involvement and charitable giving – check. As the 2012 Ports season comes to a close, it may not have been the most successful year on the field, but off the field is another story. With a total of eight Anchor Fund events taking place since the season began in April (Pancakes with the Ports, Alumni Nights, Root Beer Float Day, two sessions of Youth Baseball Camp, Women’s Clinic, Fish with a Port, and Pink Night), a lot of money was raised that will benefit, and hopefully make a difference in, the Stockton community.

Ian Krol poses with fans during Pancakes with the Ports

The season opened with a new event on April 14 – Pancakes with the Ports. This event was a Meet the Team pancake breakfast presented by Martha’s All Natural. Fans were invited to feast on pancakes and sausage while meeting the new faces of the Stockton Ports. Tickets cost only $5 and of course, all money went to the Ports Anchor Fund. The ever-popular Root Beer Float Day was held on a hot day in June, and fans kept cool as they purchased unlimited floats for only $6. Ports players scooped ice cream and poured root beer for fans waiting patiently in line. Root Beer Float Day alone raised a record $3,000 for the Ports Anchor Fund.

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As the summer months continue, the Ports Youth Baseball Camp is always an event both children and adults look forward to. Kids had the choice to attend one session in June, one session in July, or both sessions for a discounted price. Boys and girls learned baseball skills from the pros, as the Ports players and coaches ran both camps. Both sessions combined raised close to $4,500.

Players answer questions from students on Education Day

Fish with a Port is an annual event held on a player off day. Players and fans got the chance to fish all morning on the Delta with a BASS Pro Fisherman. Once the boats arrived back to the dock around noon, a weigh-in was held and the team with the biggest catch was awarded a prize. A delicious lasagna lunch was then served in the Club, followed by a raffle. Roughly $500 was raised. The largest charitable event of the season, Pink Night, was held on Friday, August 17. All proceeds from the event benefitted St. Joseph’s Medical Blake Treinen shows off his catch during the Fish with a Port charity event Center, Breast Health Services. The biggest fundraiser of the night was $1 per ticket sold went back to St. Joseph’s. Fans had the chance to contribute in other ways as well. There was a player memorabilia raffle, Pink Night T-shirt sales, and a player jersey auction after the game. With all of that combined, $5,400 was raised this year for a great cause. Several other children-based, non-Anchor Fund events were held during the 2012 season including four Baseball by the Books reading days, two very successful Education Days, a Challenger Little League game, and Splash’s Kickball Birthday Party.

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Breast cancer survivors run on the field with the Ports players during Pink Night

Special pink jerseys were auctioned off after the Ports game on Pink Night

Splash and all of his friends celebrate during his birthday kickball game

The Ports mascot Splash was also busy this season visiting with children all over the Stockton community. Since the off-season began last September, Splash has made over 100 community visits with Ports front office staff. These appearances included visits to local elementary schools, non-profit organizations, little league opening days, hospital visits, and much, much more. Once the Ports players arrived in town in April, they began their community outreach as well. The players appeared at close to 50 events through out the 2012 season. Another way Ports fans and the Stockton community were able to give back this season was with our Ticket Donation Program. Ports season ticket holders had the option to donate any unused Ports tickets back to the Ports organization, with the Ports then matching each donation. These tickets were then donated out to non-profit organizations. This year, over 400 tickets were generously donated out to the Stockton community. The Ports also have a very active donation program. Each year, during both the off-season and in-season, we receive hundreds of donation requests for tickets and merchandise. So far in 2012, the Ports have donated to more than 250 different organizations totaling more than $20,000 worth of tickets. For more information on how you can give back to the Stockton community during the upcoming 2012 off-season, as well as during the 2013 Ports season, call (209) 644-1900 or visit the Ports website at www.stocktonports.com.

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