The 75th anniversary season of Pullman Park will be a busy one.

Stadium manager Dess Schnur announced during a Saturday press conference that 100 baseball games are scheduled at the ballpark this year.

Butler, Knoch, Karns City, Moniteau and Seneca Valley will play some high school games there. Robert Morris, Penn State-Behrend and Butler County Community College will play some collegiate games. Meridian and Center Township are signed on to play American Legion games at Pullman.

"Since Pullman Park's inception in 1934, we've had more than 10,000 ballplayers play on this field,"Schnur said. "Our goal is to have another 10,000 play here over the next 50 to 75 years."

Schnur played at Pullman Park in the 1940's, coached at the ballpark from the 1980's through the current decade.

"This place is near and dear to my heart," he said.

Pullman Park's primary tenant will be the Butler BlueSox, which will play 27 of its Prospect Collegiate Wooden Bat League games at Pullman from June through August.

The BlueSox announced other events Saturday that will take place in conjunction with the home baseball schedule.

"For people who want to see good baseball, there will be plenty of that,"BlueSox owner Leo Trich said. "But there will be other entertainment to go with it."

Fireworks Nights will be June 6, June 13, July 3 and July 25. Three mini-concert nights have been scheduled:The Christian Trich Band will perform June 14, a country and blues band will play June 20 and Street Level will perform July 18.

The Notables will present a salute to America on July 2 and Aug. 5 will be Butler High School Band Night.

Other special events include Pullman Park Alumni Night June 8, Butler Eagle Team Photo Night June 15, Veterans Night June 16, Buter County Tourism Night June 22, Honoring Emergency Services June 25, Pre-Cruise-A-Palooza Night June 26, Volunteer Fire Department Day July 26 and Fan Appreciation Day Aug. 8, among others.

Trich and a small committee — including Butler resident and Robert Morris University graduate Matt Cunningham, a part-time employee with the BlueSox — formulated the promotion schedule.

Besides its own promotions, the BlueSox are bringing a pro wrestling show, entitled Brawl at the Ballpark, to Pullman July 11, while the team is on the road playing Lorain.

Northwood Realty, the BlueSox' "presented by" sponsor, will select individuals to throw out the first pitch before each home game. Children will be asked to participate in an essay contest entitled: "Why I would like to throw out the first pitch at a BlueSox game."

Each game will begin with an essay winner delivering the first pitch. Details of this contest will be announced shortly.

The BlueSox remain in need of a few host families to house its ballplayers during the season. Trich said five or six host families are needed. Call 724-263-9874 if interested.

The BlueSox open the season at home June 4 against Lorain.