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Cactus League schedules set for NW Valley teams
Comments 0 | Recommend 0The holiday season means it’s time for Northwest Valley baseball fans to get ready for the upcoming Cactus League campaign.
Six major-league teams call the Northwest Valley their spring homes. Schedules and ticket information have been released for all of those teams.
The Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers train at Camelback-Ranch Glendale.
The San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners train at the Peoria Sports Complex.
The Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers make their spring home at the Surprise Recreation Campus.
Single-game tickets for home games involving all of those teams go on sale Jan. 9. Season tickets and mini-ticket plans already are available.
Here are news and notes from the Cactus League schedule:
• The Diamondbacks will make six visits to the Northwest Valley, making two stops each in Glendale, Peoria and Surprise.
The Diamondbacks will play in Surprise on March 14 against Texas and on April 1 against Kansas City.
In Peoria, the Diamondbacks will play the Mariners on March 20 and oppose the Padres in a 7 p.m. game on March 29.
The Diamondbacks will play in Glendale on March 10 against the Dodgers and on March 24 against the White Sox.
• Peoria is the place to go if you’re interested in watching baseball under the stars. Peoria will play host to five night games, all starting at 7:05 p.m. That includes a March 29 game against San Diego.
Glendale and Surprise will each play host to three night games. The night games at Surprise begin at 6:05 p.m., while the games begin at 7:05 p.m. at Camelback Ranch.
• Don’t plan on going to Surprise if you want to see the Cincinnati Reds.
The Reds are the latest team in the Cactus League lineup, joining the Cleveland Indians at Goodyear Ballpark. However, the Reds do not make any visits to Surprise this season.
The Reds will play twice in Peoria (March 26-27) and once in Camelback Ranch (March 12).
Camelback Ranch-Glendale All at 1:05 p.m. unless noted *-Premier game March 5: Dodgers at White Sox March 6: White Sox at Dodgers *March 7: Cubs at White Sox March 8: Mariners at White Sox March 9: Rockies at Dodgers March 10: D’backs at Dodgers March 11: Indians at White Sox March 12: Reds at Dodgers March 13: Brewers at White Sox March 14: Rangers at Dodgers March 15: Royals at White Sox, 7 p.m. March 16: Rockies at White Sox March 17: White Sox at Dodgers *March 18: Cubs at Dodgers *March 19: Cubs at White Sox March 20: Padres at White Sox, 1:05 p.m. March 20: Padres at Dodgers, 7 p.m. March 21: Indians at Dodgers March 22: Angels at Dodgers March 23: Giants at White Sox March 24: D’backs at White Sox March 25: Brewers at Dodgers March 26: Royals at Dodgers March 27: Mariners at Dodgers March 28: Royals at White Sox March 29: Angels at White Sox, 7 p.m. March 30: Athletics at White Sox March 31: Giants at Dodgers Stadium address: 10710 W. Camelback Road, Ticket prices: Premier games range from $12 to $47; other games range from $10 to $42. Single-game tickets go on sale Jan. 9. For information, call 623-302-5000 or go to www.camelbackranchbaseball.com.
Peoria Stadium All at 1:05 p.m. unless noted March 3: Giants vs. Mariners March 4: Padres vs. Mariners (charity) March 5: Padres vs. Mariners March 6: Mariners vs. Padres March 7: Padres vs. Mariners March 8: Rockies vs. Padres March 9: Indians vs. Mariners March 10: Brewers vs. Padres March 11: Cubs vs. Padres March 12: Royals vs. Mariners March 13: Giants vs. Mariners March 14: Indians vs. Padres March 15: Giants vs. Padres, 7 p.m. March 16: Angels vs. Padres March 17: Rangers vs. Mariners, 7 p.m. March 18: Rockies vs. Mariners March 19: Dodgers vs. Padres, 7 p.m. March 20: D’backs vs. Mariners March 21: Rangers vs. Padres March 22: Athletics vs. Mariners March 23: Angels vs. Mariners March 24: Mariners vs. Padres, 7 p.m. March 25: White Sox vs. Padres March 26: Reds vs. Mariners March 27: Reds vs. Padres March 28: Cubs vs. Mariners March 29: D’backs vs. Padres, 7 p.m. March 31: Royals vs. Padres, noon April 1: White Sox vs. Mariners, noon Stadium address: 16101 N. 83rd Ave. Ticket prices: Range from $6 to $23 Single-game tickets go on sale Jan. 9 For information, call 623-773-8720 or go to www.peoriaaz.gov/springtraining.
Surprise Stadium All at 1:05 p.m. unless noted March 4: Rangers at Royals March 5: Rangers at Royals March 6: Royals at Rangers March 7: Giants at Royals March 8: Angels at Rangers March 9: Athletics at Royals March 10: Mariners at Rangers March 11: Dodgers at Royals March 12: Padres at Rangers March 13: Angels at Royals March 14: D’backs at Rangers March 15: Giants at Rangers, 6 p.m. March 16: Brewers at Royals March 17: Padres at Royals March 18: Brewers at Rangers, 6 p.m. March 19: Indians at Rangers March 20: Dodgers at Rangers March 21: Rockies at Royals March 22: White Sox at Royals March 23: Cubs at Royals March 24: Cubs at Rangers March 25: Mariners at Royals March 26: Athletics at Rangers March 27: Athletics at Royals March 28: White Sox at Rangers March 29: Rockies at Rangers March 30: Indians at Royals, 6 p.m. March 31: Mariners at Rangers April 1: D’backs at Royals, noon Stadium address: 15960 N. Bullard Ave. Ticket prices: Range from $7 to $23 Single-game tickets go on sale Jan. 9 Info: Call 623-222-2222 or go to www.surprisespringtraining.com.
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