O’FALLON, MO – The River City Rascals, presented by Signature Medical Group, announced the hiring of new team Executive Vice President & General Manager Dan Dial.
Dial, a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, most recently worked for the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies over the last two seasons. Prior to his stint in Memphis, the Sikeston, MO native spent one season with the Texas Legends (NBA-DL).
“I am very excited and humbled by the opportunity to become a part of the River City Rascals organization,” said Dan Dial. “I want to thank ownership for having faith in me, and I look forward to becoming a part of this team and community. We have lots of great things planned for the fans during the 2012 Rascals season!”
Find out what's happening in Town And Country-Manchesterfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Among Dial’s day to day responsibilities with the team he will help oversee a new and improved concession takeover. The Rascals will operate the concessions in-house for the first time since 2006 hoping to lower prices and introduce a large variety of new menu items at T.R. Hughes Ballpark. Assisting Dial with the change will be Assistant General Manager, Jody Sellers, and Food & Beverage Director Maureen Stranz. Sellers joins the staff with 10 years of minor league baseball experience, most recently worked for the Memphis Redbirds, the St. Louis Cardinals Triple-A affiliate. Stranz worked for Aramark
Sports & Entertainment, the Rascals previous concessions vendor, for the last five seasons in O’Fallon.
Dial will replace current Executive Vice President & General Manager Chris Franklin who is pursuing other opportunities. “I would like to thank the Rascals fans, ownership, partners, staff and entire organization for the opportunities and experiences I’ve been provided over the
last five and half years. In getting to know Mr. Dial I’m confident the Rascals will continue to move forward in a
positive direction under his leadership. I’ll look forward to introducing him to our community partners and Rascals family.”
Find out what's happening in Town And Country-Manchesterfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Managing Partner, Steve Malliet, also welcomes the Rascals newest member with open arms. “We’re extremely excited to have Dan on board,” said Malliet. “His experience in the NBA will be very beneficial to our efforts in 2012 and beyond.”
Entering their 14th season in the Frontier League of Professional Baseball the Rascals will host 48 regular season games at T.R. Hughes Ballpark in O’Fallon, MO. Opening day is set for Friday, May 18th at 7:05 PM versus the Rockford RiverHawks.
Group and season ticket packages are available by calling the Rascals front office at (636) 240-2287. For more
team information visit the Rascals online at www.rivercityrascals.com.