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FOR IMMEADIATE RELEA<strong>SE</strong> - Friday, January 16 th , 2015<br />
FOR MORE <strong>IN</strong>FORMATION or <strong>TO</strong> BOOK <strong>IN</strong>TERVIEW: vanm@mkesports.com<br />
<strong>MKE</strong> Sports & Entertainment Public Relations, Van McNeil. 262.221.9911<br />
<strong>MKE</strong> Sports & Entertainment Owner, Mike Zimmerman. 414.224.9283<br />
City of Jamestown Mayor, Sam Teresi 716.483.7600<br />
<strong>JAMMERS</strong> <strong>TO</strong> <strong>STAY</strong> <strong>IN</strong> JAMES<strong>TO</strong>WN; JO<strong>IN</strong>S PROSPECT LEAGUE.<br />
Get ready to Jam On this summer!<br />
Schedule Released, New Logo and Uniform unveiled.<br />
Reserve Season Tickets Now!<br />
<strong>MKE</strong> Sports & Entertainment, a sports and entertainment company, headquartered in<br />
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is excited to announce that Jamestown Jammers Baseball will<br />
return to Russell E. Diethrick Jr. Park in May of 2015.<br />
“Jamestown is a city with a rich baseball tradition that is filled with folks who just love<br />
the game and are passionate about their team,” said City of Jamestown Mayor Sam<br />
Teresi. “Iʼm really looking forward to our new partnership with <strong>MKE</strong> Sports &<br />
Entertainment and canʼt wait for opening day in May!”<br />
“Itʼs very exciting and very important to the community that the Jammers will stay in<br />
Jamestown,” said Russell E. Diethrick. “I look forward to outstanding, fun baseball and a<br />
thrilling atmosphere at the stadium, in what will be a destination point for many people<br />
not only locally but to travelers visiting town.”<br />
"This is another big day for the City of Jamestown,” said Zimmerman. “The new brand is<br />
strong and will certainly be a big success for merchandise sales. I am truly humbled and<br />
grateful that the city has chosen my group to represent the great city of Jamestown.”<br />
A brief history…<br />
In August of 2014, the New York-Penn League, Pittsburgh Pirates and Rich Products<br />
Corporation announced that the Jamestown Jammers would be relocating to<br />
Morgantown, West Virginia, for the 2015 season.<br />
In September of 2014, the Jamestown Jammers wrap up their Minor League Baseball<br />
(MiLB) season.<br />
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In October of 2014, Kevin Rhomberg, former RS Entertainment Owner, announced a<br />
Prospect League (collegiate wood bat) baseball team would play at Russell E. Diethrick<br />
Jr. Park starting in May.<br />
In December of 2014, <strong>MKE</strong> Sports & Entertainment Owner Mike Zimmerman partnered<br />
with Kevin Rhomberg to form Jamestown Baseball, LLC. Shortly thereafter, Jamestown<br />
Baseball, LLC and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) struck a deal for continued use of the<br />
Jamestown Jammers name, which is owned by MiLB. The old Jamestown Jammers<br />
logo is property of MiLB and will not be used in this reincarnation of the Jamestown<br />
Jammers, though a new logo has been created by <strong>MKE</strong> Sports & Entertainment.<br />
January 16 th , 2015.<br />
New Look, New Logo, New Attitude!<br />
<strong>MKE</strong> Sports & Entertainment unveiled the new Jamestown Jammers logo and uniforms<br />
along with announcing the 2015 schedule. The Jamestown Jammers will open up their<br />
inaugural Prospect League season at Russell E. Diethrick Jr. Park, Wednesday, May<br />
27 th against the Butler BlueSox.<br />
The 2015 Jammers schedule features a number of weekend games for Jamestownarea<br />
baseball fans to enjoy, including five Friday home games, five Saturday home<br />
games and five Sunday home games.<br />
The Jammers will be on the road every week of the Prospect League season with the<br />
longest road trip being five games between Tuesday, May 9 th and Sunday, May 14 th .<br />
Jamestown will wrap up the regular season on the road against the Champion City<br />
Kings, Thursday, August 6 th .<br />
Season tickets can be reserved on a first come, first served basis by submitting a $100<br />
deposit online at JamestownBaseball.com.<br />
For more information and to become apart of the Jamestown Jammers community<br />
online visit, Website: JamestownBaseball.com<br />
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jamestown-Baseball/920603907958998<br />
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jtownJammers<br />
Instagram: http://instagram.com/jtownbaseball<br />
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<strong>MKE</strong> Sports & Entertainment:<br />
<strong>MKE</strong> Sports & Entertainment owns and operates professional sports team, sports complexes, and other<br />
entertainment entities in the Midwest including The Rock Sports Complex in Milwaukee, the Milwaukee<br />
Wave Professional Soccer Team playing in the Major Arena Soccer League and the Rockford Aviators<br />
Baseball team playing in the Frontier League. For even more information about <strong>MKE</strong> Sports &<br />
Entertainment and everything we do visit <strong>MKE</strong>Sports.com<br />
Prospect League:<br />
The Prospect League was founded in 1963 – known as The Central Illinois Collegiate League until<br />
merging in 2009 – and is one of the longest continuously operating, independent, summer collegiate<br />
baseball leagues in the country. With the addition of Jamestown, NY the Prospect League will have 12<br />
teams competing in a seven state region: Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia<br />
and New York. Visit ProspectLeague.com for more information.<br />
City of Jamestown, New York:<br />
The City of Jamestown is an economically sound and vibrant community serving as the industrial,<br />
commercial, financial and recreational hub of Southwestern New York. As the center of a metropolitan<br />
area of more than 70,000 residents and a market area of nearly 175,000 people, Jamestown supports a<br />
broad diversity of industry, modern commercial establishments and financial institutions, and provides a<br />
myriad of cultural and recreation opportunities for its residents. Jamestownʼs “balanced community living”<br />
reflects the commitment of both public and private sector forces to provide the highest quality of life<br />
possible.<br />
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