WHITAKER BANK BALLPARK (Lexington, KY) — Lexington Legends fans can mark their calendars for Thursday, April 5, 2018 when the Legends open their 18th season in Lexington, Kentucky at Whitaker Bank Ballpark and host their first home game of the 2018 season against the Charleston RiverDogs.
The Legends, going into their sixth year as an affiliate of the Kansas City Royals, will take on the RiverDogs, an affiliate of the New York Yankees, in a four-game series, followed by a three-game set with the Greenville Drive, an affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.
The 2018 season will be a milestone year for the baseball club that was established in 2001, as the Legends will welcome their sixth millionth (6,000,000th) fan. Follow the Legends on social media as they approach this stachetastic achievement.
The 2018 schedule features 14 home games in April; 14 games in May; 14 games in June; 13 games in July; and 15 games in August. The 2018 schedule includes 10 full weekends, when the Legends will be at home on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Game times and complete promotions schedule will be announced later
Our rivals to the east, the West Virginia Power, are the Legends nearest South Atlantic League opponent and will make the most trips to Lexington in 2018 with three appearances: April 27-29; May 29-31 and July 19-22 for a total of 10 games.
Among other teams to play more than once at Whitaker Bank Ballpark in 2018 are the Augusta GreenJackets, an affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. The Legends will help unveil the brand new SRP Park in North Augusta, Georgia on April 12, 2018 to kick off their first road trip of the season. Other teams that visit more than once are the Hagerstown Suns, an affiliate of the Washington Nationals and the Asheville Tourists, an affiliate of the Colorado Rockies.
Ten of the Legends 13 South Atlantic League opponents will visit for at least one series.
“We couldn’t be more excited about the 18th season of Legends baseball for Lexington in 2018,” said Legends President/CEO Andy Shea. “We encourage fans to make their summer plans early, especially for group outings, and join us at Whitaker Bank Ballpark next season.”
The Legends offer a variety of ticket plans for every type of fan, which are all on sale now. Company and group outings may be booked now as well. Individual game tickets will be available for sale in December. For more information, call the Legends Box Office at (859) 422-7867 or visit www.lexingtonlegends.com.
The full 2018 schedule follows:
2018 LEXINGTON LEGENDS Schedule: HOME GAMES IN ALL CAPS (Game Times TBA)
April 5 – CHARLESTON
April 6 – CHARLESTON
April 7 – CHARLESTON
April 8 – CHARLESTON
April 9 – GREENVILLE
April 10 – GREENVILLE
April 11 – GREENVILLE
April 12 – at Augusta
April 13 – at Augusta
April 14– at Augusta
April 15 – at Augusta
April 16 – at Hickory
April 17 – at Hickory
April 18 – at Hickory
April 19 – HAGERSTOWN
April 20 – HAGERSTOWN
April 21 – HAGERSTOWN
April 22 – HAGERSTOWN
April 23 – at Asheville
April 24 – at Asheville
April 25 – at Asheville
April 26 – at Asheville
April 27 – WEST VIRGINIA
April 28 – WEST VIRGINIA
April 29 – WEST VIRGINIA
April 30 — OFF
May 1 – at Columbia
May 2 – at Columbia
May 3 – at Columbia
May 4 – at Charleston
May 5 – at Charleston
May 6 – at Charleston
May 7 – at Charleston
May 8 – OFF
May 9 – DELMARVA
May 10 – DELMARVA
May 11 – DELMARVA
May 12 – GREENVILLE
May 13 – GREENVILLE
May 14 – GREENVILLE
May 15 – GREENVILLE
May 16 – OFF
May 17 – at West Virginia
May 18 – at West Virginia
May 19 – at West Virginia
May 20 – at West Virginia
May 21 – ROME
May 22 – ROME
May 23 – ROME
May 24 – ROME
May 25 – at Asheville
May 26 – at Asheville
May 27 – at Asheville
May 28 – at Asheville
May 29 – WEST VIRGINIA
May 30 – WEST VIRGINIA
May 31 – WEST VIRGINIA
June 1 – AUGUSTA
June 2 – AUGUSTA
June 3 – AUGUSTA
June 4 – OFF
June 5 – at West Virginia
June 6 – at West Virginia
June 7 – at West Virginia
June 8 – at Asheville
June 9 – at Asheville
June 10 – at Asheville
June 11 – COLUMBIA
June 12 – COLUMBIA
June 13 – COLUMBIA
June 14 – COLUMBIA
June 15 – at Rome
June 16 – at Rome
June 17 – at Rome
June 18 – OFF
June 19 – SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME at NewBridge Bank Park, Greensboro, NC
June 20 – OFF
June 21 –CHARLESTON
June 22 – CHARLESTON
June 23 – CHARELSTON
June 24 – COLUMBIA
June 25 – COLUMBIA
June 26 – COLUMBIA
June 27 – at Kannapolis
June 28 – at Kannapolis
June 29 – at Kannapolis
June 30 – ASHEVILLE
July 1 – ASHEVILLE
July 2 – ASHEVILLE
July 3 – ASHEVILLE
July 4 – at West Virginia
July 5 – at West Virginia
July 6 – at West Virginia
July 7 – GREENSBORO
July 8 – GREENSBORO
July 9 – GREENSBORO
July 10 – OFF
July 11 – at Augusta
July 12 – at Augusta
July 13 – at Augusta
July 14 – at Greenville
July 15 – at Greenville
July 16 – at Greenville
July 17 – at Greenville
July 18 — OFF
July 19 – WEST VIRGINIA
July 20 – WEST VIRGINIA
July 21 – WEST VIRGINIA
July 22 – WEST VIRGINIA
July 23 – at Asheville
July 24 – at Asheville
July 25 – at Asheville
July 26 – at Asheville
July 27 – ROME
July 28 – ROME
July 29 – ROME
July 30 – at Hagerstown
July 31 – at Hagerstown
August 1 – at Hagerstown
August 2 – at Lakewood
August 3 – at Lakewood
August 4 – at Lakewood
August 5 – at Lakewood
August 6 – OFF
August 7 – ASHEVILLE
August 8 – ASHEVILLE
August 9 – ASHEVILLE
August 10 — KANNAPOLIS
August 11 – KANNAPOLIS
August 12 – KANNAPOLIS
August 13 – KANNAPOLIS
August 14 – OFF
August 15 – at Hagerstown
August 16 – at Hagerstown
August 17 – at Hagerstown
August 18 – at Lakewood
August 19 – at Lakewood
August 20 – at Lakewood
August 21 – at Lakewood
August 22 – OFF
August 23 – HAGERSTOWN
August 24 – HAGERSTOWN
August 25 – HAGERSTOWN
August 26 – HAGERSTOWN
August 27 – AUGUSTA
August 28 – AUGUSTA
August 29 – AUGUSTA
August 30 – AUGUSTA
August 31 – at Greenville
Sept. 1 – at Greenville
Sept. 2 – at Greenville
Sept. 3 – at Greenville