VB D-RAYS WEEK AT A GLANCE: MAY 22-25

Thirsty Thursday, Family Friday, Knothole Gang Night and Big League Reader Kick-Off Highlight Next Homstand!

VERO BEACH, Fla. - The Vero Beach Devil Rays are pleased to announce a weekend full of promotions and family fun for the week ahead, as they take on the Clearwater Threshers at Holman Stadium from Thursday, May 22 through Sunday, May 25 and they want you to join in on the fun! As with every home game at Holman, early attendees to the park can take advantage of Happy Hour, and enjoy $1 small draft beers from the time the gates open until the first pitch!

Thursday, May 22 is Thirsty Thursday, and fans can enjoy $1 small draft beers for the entire game! Friday, May 23 is Family Friday featuring $1 hot dogs and $1 sodas, and it is also Knothole Gang night! Knothole Gang members who have not picked up their official members-only t-shirt can do so at the ticket windows on the 23rd. Friday, May 23 the Knothole Gang members will be invited onto the field prior to the game to get autographs from Vero Beach Devil Rays players!

The Vero Beach Devil Rays will kick off its annual Indian River Federal Credit Union Big League Reader program for 2008 on Friday, May 23. The team will honor its 2007 Big League Readers in an on-field ceremony before the Vero Beach Devil Rays game that evening.

The Indian River Federal Credit Union Big League Reader program is a summer reading program the Vero Beach Devil Rays have each year for elementary and middle school aged children. The children read books and in return earn free tickets to Vero Beach Devil Rays home games. Any child who reads 100 or more books during the summer will earn an item autographed by the entire Vero Beach Devil Rays team.

The 2008 Big League Reader program will kick off on May 23, and will run until August 15. 2007 Big League Readers were: Matt Byrnes, Courtney Coppola, Colleen Coppola, John Coppola, Jr., Joseph Coppola, Austin Long, Kaitlyn Long, Austin Marton and Cathryn Prudenti.

The Vero Beach Devil Rays will wrap up their four-game homestand against the Clearwater Threshers with a 6 p.m. game on Saturday, May 24 at 6 p.m., and a 1 p.m. contest at Holman Stadium on Sunday, May 25.

Community outreach is a priority for the Vero Beach Devil Rays, and the organization appreciates all efforts to partner with it to make the Vero Beach community a better place to live and work. The Vero Beach Devil Rays are a minor league baseball club owned and operated by the Los Angeles Dodgers, and affiliated with the Tampa Bay Rays. The team is a member of the Florida State League (Advance Class A) and plays at historic Holman Stadium in Vero Beach, FL.