We didn’t mind waiting in line though as the energy was already high Everyone appeared to be light-hearted and excited about going to the game, and seeing a community all united in Trash Pandas apparel was awesome. We were soon greeted by the sight of long lines to get into the stadium itself, but they moved swiftly (we waited 15 minutes max). We now have the CLUTCH! app, which allows ticket holders to purchase pre-paid parking passes at a discounted $6. We paid $10 via our debit card but won’t do that again. We’d both heard that there was an app one can download in order to secure parking passes ahead of time, but we failed to do so since we were mostly flying by the seat of our pants for this first game after extremely busy days. Thankfully it looks and sounds like improvements to the traffic situation were made extremely fast after opening night one (Bravo, Trash Pandas!), allowing for a super pleasant entry and exit situation for guests. We had heard and read all about the chaos of parking on opening night the night prior (it took some people upwards of two hours to go two miles to get anywhere close to parking), so we knew we wanted to get there with plenty of time to settle in. and flew straight to the parking attendant with zero problems.Ĭonsidering this was just under an hour ahead of the first pitch at 6:35 p.m., we were really happy with our timing. We live in Madison near-ish to County Line Road, so we took County Line to I-565 and headed east to the new ramp. Our First Rocket City Trash Pandas Baseball Game Experience For directions to Toyota Field please visit night my husband and I attended the second ever Rocket City Trash Pandas minor league baseball game against the Tennessee Smokies and enjoyed it immensely! If attending a game is on your radar, here’s a rundown of our experience as first-timers. The Trash Pandas play games, and host events, at state-of-the-art Toyota Field in Madison, Alabama and are members of the Southern League. The Rocket City Trash Pandas are the Double-A Affiliate of MLB’s Angels. Last week, the organization announced a Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular on Saturday, July 4th. Trash Pandas Block Parties featuring fireworks, live entertainment, and more are scheduled for June 19th and July 3rd. The tournament is added to a slate of activities the organization has produced since the latest amendments to the state’s Safer at Home Order. The event is a Center for Disease Control (CDC) compliant event. Toyota Field food and beverage will be available during each game. Tickets are on sale now online, in-person at the Toyota Field Ticket Office during regular business hours, or by calling (256) 325-1403 ext. Additionally, fans who purchase tickets for Friday's games are welcome to remain in the ballpark for that evening's Block Party. Kids 2 and under are admitted at no charge, and there is no parking fee for this event. and 5:15 p.m.ĭaily general admission tickets are $10 each. A total of seven games are scheduled for Saturday with start times of 8 a.m., 10:20 a.m., 12:40 p.m., 3 p.m., 5:20 p.m., and 7:40 p.m.The tournament will culminate on Sunday with games at 8 a.m., 10:20 a.m., 12:45 p.m., 3 p.m. Friday will see contests beginning at 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3:45 p.m. Toyota Field will host games on Wednesday/Thursday at Noon, 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. The field of teams also includes Madison Xpress, Dinger, Chargers, CABA 17, CABA 16, Green Wave, Blue Wave 17, Blue Wave 16, Giants 1, Giants 2, Raiders 16, Raiders 17, Prospect 17, Prospect 18, Blue Sox 17, and Blue Sox 16. “The sound of the ball hitting the bat will echo throughout the ballpark, concession stands will be open, the 7th Inning Stretch, and of course an umpire bellowing ‘play ball’…we can’t wait to play these games at this amazing facility.” “Baseball at this ballpark has been a long time coming,” said Trash Pandas President & CEO Ralph Nelson. Nine games will be played at James Clemens HS throughout the weekend as well. VBA will square off against 43 in the first contest scheduled for a 12 p.m. Eighteen travel select teams representing the region will play a round-robin tournament format over a five-day span. The Rocket City Trash Pandas organization announced the brand-new venue will host the Rocket City Baseball Classic beginning Wednesday, June 17th. BUY TICKETS HERE FULL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

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