4/5/2024 4:11:00 PM | Baseball, Football, Softball
ORONO, Maine – Maine Athletics will host the 'Black Bear Bash' on Saturday, April 20 with a full slate of Black Bears events and activities featured throughout the day! Admission to the Black Bear Bash is free.
The annual Jeff Cole Memorial Spring Football Game will begin at 10 a.m. while Maine Softball will host UMBC in a doubleheader on Senior Day beginning at noon. Maine Baseball will be in action at 1 p.m. as it takes on Rider on Youth Day at Mahaney Diamond. Outside of athletics, the 2024 Healthy High Road Race will begin at 10:30 a.m. with racers scheduled to cross the finish line in the alley between the Mahaney Clubhouse and New Balance Field House.
Along with the athletics events planned for the day, the Spring Game will simulate a normal, exciting game day experience at Alfond Stadium. Fans will have the opportunity to enjoy tasty food from the UMaine dining food truck and an ice cream truck. The 'Kids Zone', presented by Hannaford, will be open at Alfond Stadium as youth are invited to explore the bounce houses, enjoy UMaine themed lawn games and inflatables, and stop by a face painting station. For those 21+ in attendance, the beer garden will open at 11 a.m. for the Jeff Cole Memorial Spring Game. The beer garden area will be a cashless service. Following the football game, fans will be invited to the field for an autograph session with the Black Bears.
After the football game, fans are encouraged to make their way to the softball complex where the Black Bears will recognize their senior class prior to a doubleheader with the Retrievers from UMBC.
At 1 p.m., Maine Baseball will take the field to host Rider on Youth Day at the park. All fans in attendance will be invited down to the field following the game to meet the Black Bears, receive autographs from their favorite players, and run the bases at Mahaney Diamond.
Maine Athletics will also hold its annual equipment sale at Alfond Arena from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The sale will feature new and used equipment from the UMaine equipment room. All sales are final.
The Bear Necessities fan shop will be open at Alfond Arena throughout the day. The Maine Athletics box office will also be open throughout the duration of the spring game for folks interested in purchasing tickets for the 2024 Maine Football season.
Season tickets for the 2024 season are on sale now and can be purchased at GoBlackBears.com/tickets, by phone at 207.581.BEAR, or in person at the UMaine Athletics Box Office located at Alfond Arena.
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