By Staff
April 17th, 2017
BURLINGTON, ON
The Herd will play a home exhibition game, beginning on at 7:15 p.m. on May th. They will be up against the Brantford Red Sox at Nelson Park, home of the Burlington Herd on May 4th.
Tickets for the Herd exhibition game will be on sale at the door for only $2.
The team takes to the field for their home town season opener on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at the Barn (Nelson Park).
Season tickets and group packages are now on sale by calling (905) 630-9036 or by visiting the team’s new website, burlingtonherd.com.
The Herd can be followed on social media platforms (“iblherd”), including Facebook.com/iblherd.
The Herd has announced the signing of Greg Marco, a Waterdown native.
Marco rejoins the Herd after his rookie season in the IBL hitting .096 with two RBI and two stolen bases. The Waterdown, Ontario native recently completed his college playing career at Northwestern Oklahoma State University and has assumed a student coach position with the team for the 2017 season.
A former Burlington Bulls junior team member, Marco was a leader behind the plate, helping the junior team to many successful seasons.
Greg Marco – Herd catcher.
“Greg had a tough season at the plate last year but, but was very strong for us at multiple positions defensively. He provides speed off the bench, good defense behind the plate and can play infield, outfield and also pitch if required” stated Herd Field Manager Jeff Lounsbury.
Marco is the Herd’s fourteenth signing of the off season.
