March 9, 2005
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Tickets for the exhibition baseball game between the Albuquerque Isotopes and the New Mexico Lobos will go sale this Saturday, March 12 at 10 a.m. All tickets for the event are $5 general admission seats and will be sold through the Isotopes Ticket Office; please call 924-2255 for ticket information. The net proceeds from the game, which is scheduled for Tuesday, April 5 beginning at 6:05 p.m. at Isotopes Park, will benefit UNM athletic scholarships. UNM is also pleased to announce that Comcast and Univision Radio are proud sponsors of the Lobos-Isotopes game.
“This is an excellent opportunity for our team to be able to compete against a high-caliber professional ballclub,” New Mexico head baseball coach Rich Alday said. “Our players are real excited about playing against the Isotopes in front of a big crowd. More importantly, it’s great exposure for our program and a great way to benefit the University of New Mexico Athletic Department. We’re looking forward to the game, and it should be a fun event.”
The Isotopes also announced a plan to support the Tsunami disaster relief efforts in Asia. The club will donate an amount equal to 10 percent of the ticket revenue from the exhibition game to the Red Cross.
“This is an exciting opportunity for the community to see the coming together of two Albuquerque institutions on the baseball field and to help support the disaster victims in Southeast Asia,” said Isotopes General Manager John Traub. “We look forward to launching our season against the Lobos and getting prepared for the Pacific Coast League.”
The Isotopes and Lobos will play a nine-inning game with wooden bats. If the game is deadlocked after nine innings, it will be declared a tie.
While this is the first meeting between the Lobos and Isotopes, the Lobos squared off against the Albuquerque Dukes 22 times, dating back to 1942. The Dukes owned a 19-3 advantage in the all-time series, including a 3-2 victory in the last meeting on April 8, 1986. The Lobos won 8-5 on April 11, 1978 and twice in 1942.