JetHawks Will Open on Road

The Lancaster JetHawk minor league baseball team opens the 2000 season with six games on the road before hosting Mudville, formerly the Stockton Ports, at 7:15 p.m. on April 12.

Lancaster, in its fifth year as a member of the Class A California League, opens the season at Bakersfield on April 6-8, then travels to Modesto for games April 9-11.

JetHawks home games played Monday through Saturday begin at 7:15 p.m. and their 12 Sunday home games begin at 2 p.m.

“Our fans told us they prefer Sunday games during the day,” said Matt Ellis, JetHawk vice president and general manager.

“So we are going to do this for our fans, and see if it works better for them.”

Lancaster plays a day game on Monday, May 1, hosting Bakersfield at 12:30 p.m. Ellis said the JetHawks are planning more activities for the May 1 game.

For season-ticket information, call (805) 726-5400. The team’s Web site is www.jethawks.com.

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CALIFORNIA LEAGUE

Lancaster JetHawks Schedule

APRIL

6--at Bakersfield; 7--at Bakersfield; 8--at Bakersfield; 9--at Modesto; 10--at Modesto; 11--at Modesto; 12--vs. Mudville; 13--vs. Mudville; 14--vs. Mudville; 15--vs. Rancho Cucamonga; 16--vs. Rancho Cucamonga*; 17--vs. San Jose; 18--vs. San Jose; 19--vs. San Jose; 20--at Rancho Cucamonga; 21--at Rancho Cucamonga; 22--at Rancho Cucamonga; 23--vs. Visalia*; 24--vs. Visalia; 25--vs. Visalia; 27--vs. Rancho Cucamonga; 28--vs. Rancho Cucamonga; 29--vs. Rancho Cucamonga; 30--vs. Lake Elsinore*.

MAY

1--vs. Bakersfield#; 2--vs. Bakersfield; 3--vs. Bakersfield; 4--vs. High Desert; 5--vs. High Desert; 6--at Visalia; 7--at San Jose; 8--at San Jose; 9--at San Jose; 10--at Mudville; 11--at Mudville; 12--at Mudville; 13--vs. San Bernardino; 14--vs. San Bernardino*; 15--vs. San Bernardino; 17--at San Bernardino; 18--vs. San Bernardino; 19--vs. San Bernardino; 20--at High Desert; 21--at High Desert; 22--at High Desert; 23--at Lake Elsinore; 24--at Lake Elsinore; 25--at Lake Elsinore; 25--at San Bernardino; 26--vs. High Desert; 27--vs. High Desert; 28--at San Bernardino; 30--at San Bernardino.

JUNE

1--at High Desert; 2--at Visalia; 3--at Visalia; 4--vs. Modesto*; 5--vs. Modesto; 6--vs. Modesto; 7--vs. Rancho Cucamonga; 8--vs. Rancho Cucamonga; 9--at Lake Elsinore; 10--at Lake Elsinore; 11--at Lake Elsinore; 12--vs. Lake Elsinore; 13--at San Bernardino; 14--at High Desert; 15--vs. High Desert; 16--vs. Lake Elsinore; 17--vs. Lake Elsinore; 18--vs. Lake Elsinore*; 20--ALL-STAR GAME at Kinston, N.C.; 22--at Lake Elsinore; 23--vs. Lake Elsinore; 24--vs. Lake Elsinore; 25--vs. Visalia*; 26--vs. Visalia; 27--vs. Visalia; 28--at Visalia; 29--at Visalia; 30--at Visalia.

JULY

1--vs. High Desert; 2--vs. High Desert*; 3--at High Desert; 4--vs. Modesto; 5--vs. Modesto; 6--vs. Modesto; 7--at High Desert; 8--vs. High Desert; 9--vs. High Desert*; 10--vs. Lake Elsinore; 11--vs. Lake Elsinore; 13--at Mudville; 14--at Mudville; 15--at Mudville; 16--at San Jose; 17--at San Jose; 18--at San Jose; 19--vs. San Bernardino; 20--at Rancho Cucamonga; 21--at Rancho Cucamonga; 22--vs. San Bernardino; 23--vs. Mudville*; 24--vs. Mudville; 25--vs. Mudville; 27--at Modesto; 28--at Modesto; 29--at Modesto; 30--at Bakersfield; 31--at Bakersfield.

AUGUST

1--at Bakersfield; 2--vs. San Bernardino; 3--vs. San Bernardino; 4--vs. San Bernardino; 5--vs. San Jose; 6--vs. San Jose*; 7--vs. San Jose; 8--vs. Bakersfield; 9--vs. Bakersfield; 10--vs. Bakersfield; 11--vs. Rancho Cucamonga; 12--vs. Rancho Cucamonga; 13--at High Desert; 15--vs. Rancho Cucamonga; 16--at San Bernardino; 17--at Rancho Cucamonga; 18--at Rancho Cucamonga; 19--vs. Lake Elsinore; 20--at Lake Elsinore; 21--at San Bernardino; 22--at San Bernardino; 23--at San Bernardino; 24--at High Desert; 24--at High Desert; 25--at Lake Elsinore; 26--at High Desert; 27--vs. High Desert*; 28--at Rancho Cucamonga; 29--at Rancho Cucamonga; 30--at Rancho Cucamonga; 31--at Lake Elsinore.

SEPTEMBER

1--at Lake Elsinore; 3--at San Bernardino.

Home games in bold

All home games start at 7:15 p.m. except: *starts at 2 p.m.; #starts at 12:30 p.m.