IRONPIGS 2010 BASEBALL SCHEDULE

After opening their first two International League seasons against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, the IronPigs will see different faces across the diamond when they begin the 2010 season.

The IronPigs will open the 2010 season with a six-game road trip to Syracuse and Pawtucket before playing their first game at Coca-Cola Park on Wednesday, April 14, against Rochester.

The home schedule features 21 weekend home dates and 11 Friday night games, in addition to home games on Mother's Day, Father's Day, the Fourth of July (for the first time) and Labor Day.

It also features three morning games -- Tuesday, May 4 (10:35 a.m. vs. Indianapolis), Thursday, May 20 (10:35 a.m. vs. Louisville) and Thursday, July 29 (11:05 a.m. vs. Durham). The Labor Day finale vs. Scranton will begin at 1:35 p.m.

The Yankees come to town for the first time on June 17-20, and then not until four times in the final eight games of the season, Aug. 30-31 and the last two games on Sept. 5-6. The IronPigs travel to Scranton on April 23-26 and then for two-game series July 10-11 and Aug.26-27.

The home schedule of course is highlighted by the Triple-A All-Star game on July 14. The all-star game breaks up a 12-game road trip that includes two games at Syracuse and at Scranton before the break and four games series at Louisville and at Indianapolis afterward.

The IronPigs will play nine home games in April, 16 in May, 14 each ini June and July, 15 in August and the final four in September.

The IronPigs also announced that Saturday night games will begin at 6:36 p.m. instead of 7:05 p.m.

The complete schedule...

APRIL

8-11 @ Syracuse

12-13 @ Pawtucket

14-16 vs. Rochester

17-20 vs. Syracuse

21-22 vs. Pawtucket

23-26 @ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

27-30 @ Rochester

MAY

1-4 vs. Indianapolis

6-9 vs. Columbus

10-13 @ Charlotte

14-17 @ Gwinnett

18-21 vs. Louisville

22-25 vs. Buffalo

27-30 @ Columbus

31 @ Toledo

JUNE

1-3 @ Toledo

4-7 vs. Charlotte

8-11 vs. Toledo

12-15 @ Buffalo

17-20 vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

21-24 @ Norfolk

25-28 @ Durham

29-30 vs. Rochester

JULY

1-2 vs. Syracuse

3 @ Pawtucket

4-7 vs. Pawtucket

8-9 @ Syracuse

10-11 @ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

12-14 2010 All-Star Week (Coca-Cola Park) presented by Lehigh Valley Health Network

15-18 @ Louisville

19-22 @ Indianapolis

23-26 vs. Norfolk

27-30 vs. Durham

31 @ Buffalo

AUGUST

1-3 @ Buffalo

5-8 vs. Gwinnett

9-10 vs. Buffalo

11-12 vs. Pawtucket

13-16 @ Rochester

18-20 @ Pawtucket

21-23 vs. Rochester

24-25 vs. Syracuse

26-27 @ Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

28-29 @ Syracuse

30-31 vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

SEPTEMBER

1-2 @ Pawtucket

3-4 vs. Buffalo

5-6 vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre