Some more soccer-baseball interplay on tap for 2016, as the Harrisburg Senators (Class AA; Eastern League) will host 10 Harrisburg City Islanders (USL) matches at Metro Bank Park. (more…)
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Senators set season attendance mark
The first of many notes on the end of the season for most MiLB teams: For the first time ever the Harrisburg Senators (Class AA; Eastern League) passed the 300,000 mark in season attendance, drawing 301,558 fans to Metro Bank Park. (more…)
Mark Butler new majority owner of H-Sens
We have a new principal owner and managing partner of the Harrisburg Senators (Class AA; Eastern League): local businessman Mark Butler, taking the reins from Michael Reinsdorf. (more…)
H-Sens: Taking a walk on Opening Day
Nice promo: staff of the Harrisburg Senators (Class AA; Eastern League) will walk the concourses at tomorrow’s season opener and continue walking if the team loses. Starting at 6 a.m. tomorrow, members of the Senators front office will continuously walk around the Capital BlueCross Boardwalk at Metro Bank Park in shifts until the conclusion of […]
H-Sens prep festivities for 6-millionth fan
The Harrisburg Senators (Class AA; Eastern League) are hitting a major milestone this weekend: unless the Market Street bridge to City Island collapses, the team will welcome the six-millionth fan in team history at some point during a weekend series against the Erie SeaWolves. It should be a festive time, especially with the Senators in […]
Renovation of the Year: Metro Bank Park
In the past, Metro Bank Park occupied a prime piece of real estate on Harrisburg’s City Island, but the ballpark didn’t measure up to the location. To make things worse, it was prone to flooding. Instead of giving up on the old place, the city of Harrisburg and the Harrisburg Senators embarked on an ambitious […]
H-Sens set season attendance record
The renovations to Metro Bank Park and a Stephen Strasburg stint at the beginning of the season paid off: The Harrisburg Senators (Class AA; Eastern League) set several attendance records in 2010, including a season attendance record and the four largest crowds ever in team history. Attendance this season certainly would have gone up, as […]