The Durham Bulls have announced their home schedule for the 2016 International League season. The Bulls open the year at the DBAP, kicking off their 72-game home slate on Thursday, April 7 against the Charlotte Knights. The regular season concludes at home on Monday, September 5.
The Bulls will once again host a home game on the Fourth of July, when the Syracuse Chiefs visit for the team’s annual Independence Day Fireworks Extravaganza. Other holiday home games include Mother’s Day (May 8), Memorial Day (May 30), and Labor Day (September 5). The Pawtucket Red Sox, Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, return to the DBAP for a weekend series July 7-10, while the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (New York Yankees) visit May 30 – June 1. The 2016 home schedule features twelve Friday dates, eleven Saturdays, twelve Sundays and six midweek day games.
The ACC Baseball Championship returns to Downtown Durham in 2016 for the second season of a four-year residency. While the Bulls travel on a seven-game road trip, pool play for the 2016 ACC Baseball Championship begins at the DBAP on Tuesday, May 24 and culminates with the Conference’s Championship Game on Sunday, May 29.
The Durham Bulls’ current homestand continues through Sunday, August 23, featuring visits from the Toledo Mud Hens and Columbus Clippers. Tickets for this series, and all of the remaining twelve home games of the 2015 regular season, are available at durhambulls.com, the DBAP box office, or by calling 919.956.BULL.
Thanks to DBBC’s Scott Carter for this capcom story & graphic.