The National Lacrosse League and the San Diego Seals recently announced that the Seals’ March 4 game against the Las Vegas Desert Dogs will be staged outside at Snapdragon Stadium, the first regular-season outdoor game in the history of the NLL. The game will be played at 1:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on FOX 5 San Diego and streaming on ESPN+, TSN.ca, and the TSN app. Additionally, the game will re-air the same day on ESPNU at 8 p.m.
“Our goal for the NLL and for the sport of lacrosse is to continue to increase awareness, enthusiasm, and enterprise value well beyond where it exists today. This epic setting gives us another unique opportunity to showcase our world-class athletes and on-field product, and not only engage with our core audience but attract diverse sports’ fans in search of new entertainment passions,” said Brett Frood, NLL commissioner. “We are looking forward to working with the Seals and all our supporters in Southern California to make this an event to remember.”
“The Seals have been working on this event for a long time now, and we’re very excited to see this idea come to life. It’s crazy that in the 36-year history of the league this has never been done before,” said Seals president Steve Govett. “We can’t wait to build our box on the field of Snapdragon and play in the San Diego sunshine. Let’s take this outside!”
“We’re honored to host the Seals’ first outdoor NLL game,” added Adam Millar, general manager of Snapdragon Stadium. “Looking forward to seeing another amazing San Diego team out on our field, and excited to welcome a whole new set of fans to the stadium!”
In addition to the Seals-Desert Dogs game on Saturday, Snapdragon Stadium will also be hosting an NCAA women’s lacrosse tournament with two games on Friday and two on Sunday. Teams include San Diego State University, Stanford University, Kent State University, and UC Davis.
This will be a weekend celebration of lacrosse in San Diego that lacrosse fans around southern California will not want to miss. Broadcast talent and other events connected to the game will be announced in the coming weeks.
Snapdragon Stadium will be scaled for 10,100 seats for the special event. A limited number of tickets for the Snapdragon Showdown are available at SealsLax.com. If you are interested in a group outing for the game, contact the Seals at 619-375-3755 or email [email protected].
