Kids playing baseball in the backyard dream of becoming pro sluggers, just as garden gnomes in the backyard dream of becoming bobble heads sold in the stadium gift shop. Keep dreaming with this deal to see the Joliet Slammers at Silver Cross Field. Gates open one hour before the game. Choose between the following options:

• For $20, you get a game package for two (a $41 total value).
• For $59, you get a game package for six (a $123 total value).<p>

Per person, each package includes the following:

• One ticket for reserved seating (a $10 value each)
• One jumbo hot dog (a $4 value each)
• One large soda (a $3.75 value each)
• One pretzel (a $2.75 value each)<p>

For either option, choose between the following games against the Florence Freedom:

• Tuesday, July 3, at 7:05 p.m.
• Wednesday, July 4, at 7:05 p.m.<p>

In 2011, the Slammers capped their inaugural season by rising from the ashes of the now-defunct Joliet JackHammers to claim the Frontier League championship. This year, after finding itself in the middle of the West Division pack, the team seeks to narrow its games-behind margin in a series against the Florence Freedom. Infielder Abel Nieves touts one of the top batting averages in the league, and pitcher Steven Maxwell maintains a sub-2.80 ERA, selflessly saving home plates from the getting shattered by runners’ cleats. Following the games on July 3 and July 4, postgame fireworks displays honor Independence Day, entertain fans, and trick a local parliament of owls into thinking the sky wars have begun.