Charleston RiverDogs kick off 9 game home stand Monday (Win first two of series)

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Coming off a loss after a seven-run drive by Greenville, the Charleston RiverDogs are returning home to begin the second half of the season with their longest homestand of the season.

They return on Monday, June 25, to Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park for nine games with four contests against the Savannah Sand Gnats and five with Greenville Drive, ending on July 3.

Here's the event promotion lineup:

Monday, June 25 - 7:05 pm: Lowcountry High School Baseball and Softball Night, Dogs With A Cause featuring "Children's Museum of the Lowcountry", Hair of the Dog Monday. The Ashley View Pub will welcome fans back to The Joe with Hair of the Dog Monday, featuring $1 beers upstairs.

Tuesday, June 26 - 7:05 pm: Two-for-Tuesday, Craft Beer Tap Tuesday. Special ticket offers are available for fans purchasing tickets at the Riley Park Box Office on Two-for-Tuesday, with buy-one, get-one specials on the day of the game. On the park concourse during the game, Sweetwater 420, Blue Moon and Yuengling Light beers will be available for tasting on Craft Beer Tap Tuesday.

Wednesday, June 27 - 7:05 pm: Senior Wednesday. Seniors eat for free on Senior Wednesday, as all seniors at the game receive a voucher for a free hot dog, soda and chips.

Thursday, June 28 - 7:05 pm: Budweiser Thirsty Thursday. The Ashley View Pub will once again be the place to be on Budweiser Thirsty Thursday because there are $1 beers along with food and drink specials, all while DJ Natty Heavy mixes the music to perfection.

Friday, June 29 - 7:05 pm: General Dynamics Land Systems-Force Protection Red Shirt Friday, Girl Scout Night, Piggly Wiggly Postgame Fireworks. Be sure to wear red to the game on Friday and take advantage of General Dynamics Land Systems-Force Protection Red Shirt Friday as fans wearing red save $1 on their ticket. Postgame fireworks.

Saturday, June 30 - 7:05 pm: Lowcountry Local First Go Local Saturday, RiverDogs Team Photo Giveaway, MillerCoors Aluminum Pint Nite.  Lowcountry Local First is giving all tri-county residents the chance to save $1 on their ticket on Go Local Saturday. Make sure you get to the game early because the first 1,000 fans into the park get a free RiverDogs 2012 team photo. MillerCoors Aluminum Pint Nite means fans can get their hands on an aluminum pint of cold brew for just $3.

Sunday, July 1 - 5:05 pm: Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission and Crews Subaru Family Sunday. CCPRC and Crews Subaru Family Sunday is always a great day to bring the whole family to the ballpark because there is free parking and Pepsi presents Kids Eat Free. You can have a pregame catch in the outfield, and reading with a RiverDog will be back once again. The entire team will be on the field after the game for free postgame autographs.

Monday, July 2 - 7:05 pm: Dogs With A Cause featuring "Charleston Parks Conservancy," Hair of the Dog Monday. The RiverDogs will hold another Dogs With A Cause Night, this time Charleston Parks Conservancy will be featured at The Joe. Beers in the Ashley View Pub will again be $1 on Hair of the Dog Monday.

Tuesday, July 3 - 6:35 pm: Craft Beer Tap Tuesday, Wells Fargo Independence Day Fireworks Celebration
Sweetwater 420, Blue Moon and Yuengling Light will be on the concourse for tasting on Craft Beer Tap Tuesday. This special game and the homestand end with an early Fourth of July celebration in the form of the Wells Fargo Independence Day Fireworks Celebration at game's end. The RiverDogs will kick off everyone's holiday with their second display of fireworks on the homestand.

For more information or to order tickets to any RiverDogs game, please call the Riley Park Box Office at (843) 577-DOGS (3647) or log on to www.riverdogs.com

Update June 27: Francisco Arcia’s walk-off single in the tenth inning sealed a 7-6 win for the Charleston RiverDogs over the Savannah Sand Gnats on Tuesday night in South Atlantic League action.

The RiverDogs have won three games in a row, and their record now stands at 42-31 (3-3 in the second half) this season. They have taken the first two games of this four game series with the 42-31 Sand Gnats (1-5 in the second half).

The rally that won the game began when Cito Culver reached on an error by second baseman Brandon Brown. Casey Stevenson (2-5, HR, RBI, run) then beat out a bunt single, bringing up the night’s hero, Francisco Arcia. Fred Lewis (4-1), who recorded the final out of the top of the tenth, was credited with his fourth win while Chasen Bradford (2-1) took the loss.

On Wednesday, June 27, the RiverDogs will send RHP Wilton Rodriguez (1-2, 6.23 ERA) to the mound against RHP Logan Verrett (2-1, 2.40 ERA) in the third game of the series. All seniors who come to the game will receive a voucher for a free hot dog, soda and chips on Senior Wednesday.