July 3, 2008

Threshers set single game attendance mark

By Jason Adams

Clearwater, Fla. — The Clearwater Threshers set a single game attendance record of 9,090 tonight, Thursday, July 3, at Bright House Field while defeating the Lakeland Flying Tigers in dramatic fashion.

The Threshers won 4-3, scoring the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning.

The crowd surpassed the previous record of 8,906 set on July 3, 2007 with the help of a 6,000 advance ticket sale.

Through 43 games this season, Clearwater has notched an attendance of 110,358 and an average of 2,567.

A spring training record of 10,178 was set on Saturday, March 15, 2008 versus the Minnesota Twins.

Bright House Field opened on February 27, 2004. The facility hosts the Philadelphia Phillies Spring Training and Clearwater Threshers home games. There are 7,200 fixed seats with additional 1,500 grass berm seating.

This is the fifth season the Threshers have represented the Phillies Advanced-A affiliate. The Clearwater Phillies represented Philadelphia in the previous 19 seasons (1985-2003). The Phillies have been holding their Spring Training camp in Clearwater since 1947.

For ticket and promotional information, call 727-467-4457 or visit www.ThreshersBaseball.com.

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