Pistol Shrimp Announce 2024 Promo Schedule
(Peru, IL) - The highly anticipated release of the 2024 Pistol Shrimp Promotional Schedule is here. The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp announced today a world-class promotional and theme night schedule for the 2024 season at Schweickert Stadium.
The entire 2024 Pistol Shrimp Promo Schedule can be viewed at pistolshrimpbaseball.com/promotional_schedule
The Pistol Shrimp will play 28 regular season home games at Schweickert Stadium in 2024 and every game will be action-packed. The initial promotional schedule release features 21 scheduled theme nights including many returning favorites and seven brand-new promotions.
The fun starts on Thursday, May 30th with Opening Night presented by the Law Offices of Peter F. Ferracuti.
June features ten theme nights including Country Night presented by 96.5 The Wolf on June 4th with a pregame Cody Calkins concert from 5:00 to 6:30 PM, Capes & Crowns presented by Canam Steel Corporation on June 11th, and Player Palooza with a pregame autograph row with the Pistol Shrimp players on June 22nd.
July is highlighted by nine theme nights and kicks off with Salute to the Military on July 3rd starting at 4:05 PM so fans can head to the Peru Fireworks after the game. It also includes Rock the Park presented by 99.3 WAJK & 103.9 WLPO on June 6th with a pregame 303 concert from 5:00 to 6:30 PM and Polish Night presented by Vicky Harris & Family on July 24th with a pregame Eddie Korosa and the Boys from Illinois concert from 5:00 to 6:30 PM.
The schedule also includes three specialty jersey nights as Celebrate IVCC at 100 presented by Illinois Valley Community College on May 31st, First Responder Appreciation presented by Schweickert Ganassin Krzak Rundio, LLP on June 11th, and Beach Bash presented by First State Bank on July 20th will all see the Pistol Shrimp rock new jerseys.
Full details on every theme night will be released @PistolShrimpBaseball on social media and at PistolShrimpBaseball.com leading up to the season.
The Pistol Shrimp open the 2024 Prospect League season on the road facing the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes on Tuesday, May 28th, and debut at home on Thursday, May 30th against the Normal CornBelters.
The complete 2024 game schedule can be viewed in list and calendar form at PistolShrimpBaseball.com, and the always up-to-date 2024 Theme Night and Promotion Schedule can also be viewed here at PistolShrimpBaseball.com
About Pistol Shrimp Baseball: The Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp are an amateur wood-bat summer league baseball team, made up of top college players from around the country who aspire to a career in professional baseball! Established in 2019, the Pistol Shrimp are part of the Prospect League, an 18-team league that spans across the midwest from Iowa to Tennessee to Pennsylvania. The Pistol Shrimp play their home games at Schwieckert Stadium in Peru, Illinois from late May to early August each year, and pride themselves on providing fun, affordable, family-friendly entertainment to the communities of Peru and the towns throughout the entire Illinois Valley region!