Mud Hens announce 2012 schedule

9/20/2011
BLADE STAFF

The Mud Hens announced the dates and times for the games on its 2012 schedule, which begins at home against Indianapolis on Friday, April 6. First pitch at Fifth Third Field that day is set for 5 p.m.

Toledo will play 35 of their 72 home games on weekend dates, including 10 games on Fridays, 12 of Saturdays and 13 on Sundays. Toledo will also be home on Easter Sunday (April 8), the Fourth of July, and Labor Day (September 3).

The Mud Hens also will host three “School Celebration Days,” with 10:30 a.m. starts on Wednesday, May 16 against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Monday-Tuesday, May 21-22 versus Syracuse.

Toledo also will host one doubleheader as it will play a pair of seven-inning games against Indianapolis on Saturday, July 21 starting at 5:30 p.m.

With some exceptions, game times are 6:30 p.m. for weekday games in April and May (and the last week of August) and 7 p.m. in June, July and the rest of August.

Except for Opening Day, Friday games will start at 7 p.m. Saturday games will begin at 6 p.m. in April and 7 p.m. for the rest of the season, while Sunday contests will start at 5 p.m. Easter Sunday, 2 p.m. the rest of April and May, and then 6 p.m. for the rest of the season.

All 10 previous Opening Day games at Fifth Third Field have been standing room only sell-out crowds. Single-game tickets for the 2012 season will go on sale at a later date.

APRIL

4/6 Fri INDIANAPOLIS (5 p.m.)

4/7 Sat INDIANAPOLIS (6 p.m.)

4/8 Sun INDIANAPOLIS (5 p.m.)

4/9 Mon LOUISVILLE (6:30 p.m.)

4/10 Tue LOUISVILLE (6:30 p.m.)

4/11 Wed LOUISVILLE (6:30 p.m.)

4/12 Thu LOUISVILLE (6:30 p.m.)

4/13 Fri at INDIANAPOLIS

4/14 Sat at INDIANAPOLIS

4/15 Sun at INDIANAPOLIS

4/16 Mon at INDIANAPOLIS

4/17 Tue at LOUISVILLE

4/18 Wed at LOUISVILLE

4/19 Thu at LOUISVILLE

4/20 Fri at LOUISVILLE

4/21 Sat COLUMBUS (6 p.m.)

4/22 Sun COLUMBUS (2 p.m.)

4/23 Mon COLUMBUS (6:30 p.m.)

4/24 Tue at COLUMBUS

4/25 Wed at COLUMBUS

4/26 Thu OFF

4/27 Fri GWINNETT (7 p.m.)

4/28 Sat GWINNETT (6 p.m.)

4/29 Sun GWINNETT (2 p.m.)

4/30 Mon GWINNETT (6:30 p.m.)

MAY

5/1 Tue PAWTUCKET (6:30 p.m.)

5/2 Wed PAWTUCKET (6:30 p.m.)

5/3 Thu PAWTUCKET (6:30 p.m.)

5/4 Fri PAWTUCKET (7 p.m.)

5/5 Sat COLUMBUS (7 p.m.)

5/6 Sun COLUMBUS (2 p.m.)

5/7 Mon at CHARLOTTE

5/8 Tue at CHARLOTTE

5/9 Wed at CHARLOTTE

5/10 Thu at CHARLOTTE

5/11 Fri at GWINNETT

5/12 Sat at GWINNETT

5/13 Sun at GWINNETT

5/14 Mon at GWINNETT

5/15 Tue SCRANTON (6:30 p.m.)

5/16 Wed SCRANTON (10:30 a.m.)

5/17 Thu SCRANTON (6:30 p.m.)

5/18 Fri SCRANTON (7 p.m.)

5/19 Sat SYRACUSE (7 p.m.)

5/20 Sun SYRACUSE (2 p.m.)

5/21 Mon SYRACUSE (10:30 a.m.)

5/22 Tue SYRACUSE (10:30 a.m.)

5/23 Wed OFF

5/24 Thu at PAWTUCKET

5/25 Fri at PAWTUCKET

5/26 Sat at PAWTUCKET

5/27 Sun at PAWTUCKET

5/28 Mon at SCRANTON

5/29 Tue at SCRANTON

5/30 Wed at SCRANTON

5/31 Thu at SCRANTON

JUNE

6/1 Fri BUFFALO (7 p.m.)

6/2 Sat BUFFALO (7 p.m.)

6/3 Sun BUFFALO (6 p.m.)

6/4 Mon BUFFALO (7 p.m.)

6/5 Tue CHARLOTTE (7 p.m.)

6/6 Wed CHARLOTTE (7 p.m.)

6/7 Thu CHARLOTTE (7 p.m.)

6/8 Fri CHARLOTTE (7 p.m.)

6/9 Sat at DURHAM

6/10 Sun at DURHAM

6/11 Mon at DURHAM

6/12 Tue at DURHAM

6/13 Wed OFF

6/14 Thu at NORFOLK

6/15 Fri at NORFOLK

6/16 Sat at NORFOLK

6/17 Sun at NORFOLK

6/18 Mon LEHIGH VALLEY (7 p.m.)

6/19 Tue LEHIGH VALLEY (7 p.m.)

6/20 Wed LEHIGH VALLEY (7 p.m.)

6/21 Thu LEHIGH VALLEY (7 p.m.)

6/22 Fri NORFOLK (7 p.m.)

6/23 Sat NORFOLK (7 p.m.)

6/24 Sun NORFOLK (6 p.m.)

6/25 Mon NORFOLK (12 p.m.)

6/26 Tue at INDIANAPOLIS

6/27 Wed at INDIANAPOLIS

6/28 Thu at INDIANAPOLIS

6/29 Fri at INDIANAPOLIS

6/30 Sat at COLUMBUS

JULY

7/1 Sun at COLUMBUS

7/2 Mon COLUMBUS (7 p.m.)

7/3 Tue COLUMBUS (7 p.m.)

7/4 Wed COLUMBUS (7 p.m.)

7/5 Thu COLUMBUS (7 p.m.)

7/6 Fri at LOUISVILLE

7/7 Sat at LOUISVILLE

7/8 Sun at LOUISVILLE

7/9 Mon ALL-STAR BREAK

7/10 Tue ALL-STAR BREAK

7/11 Wed ALL-STAR BREAK

7/12 Thu at ROCHESTER

7/13 Fri at ROCHESTER

7/14 Sat at ROCHESTER

7/15 Sun at ROCHESTER

7/16 Mon at BUFFALO

7/17 Tue at BUFFALO

7/18 Wed at BUFFALO

7/19 Thu at BUFFALO

7/20 Fri INDIANAPOLIS (7 p.m.)

7/21 Sat INDY (DH) (5:30 p.m.)

7/22 Sun INDIANAPOLIS (6 p.m.)

7/23 Mon INDIANAPOLIS (7 p.m.)

7/24 Tue at COLUMBUS

7/25 Wed at COLUMBUS

7/26 Thu at COLUMBUS

7/27 Fri at COLUMBUS

7/28 Sat LOUISVILLE (7 p.m.)

7/29 Sun LOUISVILLE (6 p.m.)

7/30 Mon LOUISVILLE (7 p.m.)

7/31 Tue LOUISVILLE (12 p.m.)

AUGUST

8/1 Wed OFF

8/2 Thu ROCHESTER (7 p.m.)

8/3 Fri ROCHESTER (7 p.m.)

8/4 Sat ROCHESTER (7 p.m.)

8/5 Sun ROCHSTER (6 p.m.)

8/6 Mon at LOUISVILLE

8/7 Tue at LOUISVILLE

8/8 Wed at LOUISVILLE

8/9 Thu at LOUISVILLE

8/10 Fri DURHAM (7 p.m.)

8/11 Sat DURHAM (7 p.m.)

8/12 Sun DURHAM (6 p.m.)

8/13 Mon DURHAM (7 p.m.)

8/14 Tue at SYRACUSE

8/15 Wed at SYRACUSE

8/16 Thu at SYRACUSE

8/17 Fri at SYRACUSE

8/18 Sat at LEHIGH VALLEY

8/19 Sun at LEHIGH VALLEY

8/20 Mon at LEHIGH VALLEY

8/21 Tue at LEHIGH VALLEY

8/22 Wed at COLUMBUS

8/23 Thu at COLUMBUS

8/24 Fri at COLUMBUS

8/25 Sat LOUISVILLE (7 p.m.)

8/26 Sun LOUISVILLE (6 p.m.)

8/27 Mon OFF

8/28 Tue INDIANAPOLIS (6:30 p.m.)

8/29 Wed INDIANAPOLIS (6:30 p.m.)

8/30 Thu INDIANAPOLIS (6:30 p.m.)

8/31 Fri at INDIANAPOLIS

SEPTEMBER

9/1 Sat at INDIANAPOLIS

9/2 Sun COLUMBUS (6 p.m.)

9/3 Mon COLUMBUS (1 p.m.)