SEA DOGS TO HOST COLLEGE FAIR ON TUESDAY, APRIL 29th

Students Attending the College Fair Receive Two Tickets to the Sea Dogs Game

Portland, Maine - The Portland Sea Dogs, Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, will be hosting a College Fair at Hadlock Field from 3:00 to 5:00 PM on Wednesday, April 29th prior to that evening's Sea Dogs game scheduled for 6:00 PM against the Binghamton Mets.  More than 60 colleges are expected to participate in the seventh annual event.

The Sea Dogs College Fair, presented by General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, provides students with the unique opportunity to gather information from colleges as well as meet with college admissions counselors in a social setting at a Sea Dogs baseball game.

All students interested in attending the College Fair must have a game ticket for the April 29th Sea Dogs game against the Binghamton Mets.  Students are eligible to receive two free tickets to the game; additional tickets can be purchased at the discounted rate of $5.00.  Students looking to receive their two free tickets to attend the game and the college fair should contact the Sea Dogs Ticket Office at 207-879-9500.

A $500.00 scholarship, presented by the Sea Dogs will be awarded randomly to one lucky student.  The scholarship will be given away during the middle of the fifth inning of that evening's Sea Dogs game.  Students must be present to win.

Each college will have a table set up in the Hadlock Field concourse.  Some of the colleges scheduled to participate include Columbia College Chicago, Seton Hall University, University of Maine, University of New Hampshire, University of Southern Maine, and Wheaton College.  A complete list of participating schools is available at www.seadogs.com.  For more information on the Sea Dogs College Fair, please contact Bryan Pahigian at 207-879-9500 or bpahigian@seadogs.com. The event will be held regardless of weather.