Jennie Finch to make an appearance with the Bandits
The game on June 9 against the USSSA Pride was already going to be a special one, but it just got more exciting as the Bandits have announced that former Bandit and Team USA star Jennie Finch will make her inaugural appearance at The Ballpark at Rosemont.
Finch will join the Bandits for a pregame autograph ceremony and will stick around to see her retired jersey banner be unveiled on the centerfield wall. Following the ceremony for Finch, the Bandits will keep the festivities going as they plan to distribute championship rings to members from the 2011 NPF Championship team.
Finch, who retired following the 2010 season, remains one of the most popular players in the sport of fastpitch. The Village of Rosemont honored Finch in the winter of 2010 by naming the street outside of The Ballpark at Rosemont - Jennie Finch Way. The stadium also bears her number 27 as the street number.
Tickets are available now for this game and all other games for the 2012 Chicago Bandits season. The Bandits will open the season on Saturday, June 2 with a special meet and greet and exhibition game with the Bloomington Lady Hearts. The regular season will get officially get underway on Thursday, June 7 when the Pride visit Rosemont for a four-game series. Tickets start at just $5/each.
For more information or to purchase tickets, contact the box office at 877-722-6348 or go to www.chicagobandits.com [1].
ABOUT THE CHICAGO BANDITS Since 2005, the Chicago Bandits have been members of the National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) league. Located in the Chicagoland area, the Bandits provide an opportunity for female fastpitch players to further their careers at a professional level, and the roster has included such names as Jennie Finch, Stacy May and Monica Abbott. The two-time NPF Champions play at The Ballpark at Rosemont, the only stadium in the country built for a women's professional team.
ABOUT NATIONAL PRO FASTPITCH: National Pro Fastpitch is headquartered in Nashville, TN. The league, created to give elite female fastpitch players the opportunity to pursue a professional career in their chosen sport, has operated since 1997 under the names of Women's Pro Fastpitch (WPF) and Women's Pro Softball League (WPSL). NPF is the Official Development Partner of Major League Baseball in the category of women's fastpitch softball since 2002.
