Tonight marks the opening of the 2009 Durham Bulls regular season. Tonight’s game against the Norfolk Tides begins at 7:00pm. The opening-day roster features pitcher David Price , a 97-mph fast-baller who found himself on the Tampa Bay Devil Rays’ World Series Roster last season.

The Bulls have an interesting promotional campaign going this season. Each month the team will feature “ nine-inning vacation packages ” for only $9. April’s packages include: Field box seats, a Terrace Reserve seat plus a bag of peanuts, or the Tuesday two-fer (two Terrace reserve seats for $9). More about these deals is on the Bulls website.

Also available on the team’s website are multiple versions of the season’s schedule; printable , Home-only downloadable (for Outlook), complete , and more!