Spring Training Baseball Series Begins This Week

The 2012 International Spring Baseball Training Series kicks off this week in downtown St. Petersburg at Al Lang Stadium.

The series, which runs from March 6 to March 18, features the 2011 World Cup Championship team from the Netherlands, Team Canada and St. Petersburg College playing spring squads from the Tampa Bay Rays, the Detroit Tigers, the Philadelphia Phillies, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Atlanta Braves.

2012 St. Petersburg International Spring Baseball Series

• March 6          7:05 p.m.        Canada vs. Netherlands
• March 7          7:05 p.m.        Canada vs. Team USA 
• March 8          1:05 p.m.        Netherlands vs. Detroit Tigers
• March 8          7:05 p.m.        Canada vs. Baltimore Orioles
• March 9          7:05 p.m.        Canada vs. Team USA 
• March 10        5:05 p.m.        Netherlands vs. Canada
• March 11        1:05 p.m.        Canada vs. Philadelphia Phillies
• March 12        1:05 p.m.        Netherlands vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
• March 13        1:05 p.m.        Canada vs. Toronto Blue Jays
• March 16        1:05 p.m.        Netherlands vs. Atlanta Braves
• March 18        1:05 p.m.        Netherlands vs. Tampa Bay Rays

To purchase tickets, the Al Lang Stadium Box Office is located at 230 First St. S and is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mon. - Sat. You can also purchase tickets by visiting www.stpetersburginternationalbaseball.com.