Thursday Night Carnival, Giveaway, Terp Appearences, and Luau; Big Train Fall in Extras

Thursday's Fan Appreciation Night Includes Many Promotions! Fan Appreciation Night is coming up on Thursday Night at 7:30pmand here are some of the great things that you can expect at the ballpark that night: Pregame Carnival: The Big Train are proud to bring back Carnival Night presented by Talk of the Town! Povich Field's parking lot will be transformed into a pregame carnival. Tickets to the carnival include admission to the game at 7:30pm, are $10 for kids and $9 for adults, and can be purchased here or at the gate. All of your favorite rides and games will be just outside the gates of Povich Field starting at 4:30pmon Thursday. Due to the heat, Talk of the Town will be bringing out theirmist tent to help cool down those in attendance as well as Big Train staff members being outfitted with mist machines courtesy of EZ Hydro Cooler. Promotion Item: Fans will be given away to those in attendance in honor of Fan Appreciation Night on Thursday! The first 500 fans will receive the promotional item so make sure to get out to the game early to get your very own Big Train fan! Fans will also receive coupons for free Italian ice courtesy of Rita's Italian Ice.    Maryland Basketball Appearances: Former Maryland Terrapins Basketball players Walt "The Wizard" Williams, Laron Profit, and Sean Mosley will be at the game on Thursday night to meet with fans,sign autographs, and throw out first pitches. Hawaiian Luau: There will also be a Hawaiian Luau going on at Povich Field on Thursday night including a live Hawaiian band! Don't miss out on this great opportunity to see some great live Hawaiian entertainment. 2012 Big Train Season Survey The Big Train needs your help! Please fill out the Big Train Season Survey to help us improve the fan experience for next season. And speaking of next season, by filling out the survey, you could win a 2013 Big Train Season Pass! The survey has questions about everything at Povich Field, so make sure to answer all the questions! Big Train Can't Hold Off Redbirds Brendan Hendriks came up big, but the Big Train fell in extras. A late rally was not enough last night, as the Big Train fell to the Baltimore Redbirds 7-6 in the 10th inning. Brendan Hendriks (San Francisco) came up clutch again for the Big Train last night, as he providing a game-tying single that scoredBrennan Middleton (Tulane) and Avondre Bollar (San Diego State) with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, to send the game into extras. Make sure to come out for the Big Train's final home game of the season tomorrow night as they host the Vienna River Dogs at Povich Field. It's Fan Appreciation Night, which means that those in attendance will receive free fans. It's also Carnival Night starting at 4:30 PM, so be sure to get to ballpark early to enjoy all your favorite rides.