StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Prior to Monday evening's game against the State Liners, Brian Lehman (left) a River Riders staff member was outside the stadium giving away free tickets to the game to folks like Westley Shankles and Ashlynn Meadows.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders River Riders fan Charles Nelson (right) gets his ticket scanned by Gibson White as he enters Northeast Community Credit Union Park for Monday evenings game against the State Liners of Bristol.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Logan Chandler is working the grill hard to ensure the concession stand doesn’t run out of hotdogs before Monday evening's game at Northeast Community Credit Union Park against the State Liners of Bristol even starts.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders There’s a lot of fun to be had around Northeast Community Credit Union Park besides the game. Four-year-old Jasmine Williams and her six-year-old brother Jordan get in a little cornhole bag tossing before the start of the game Monday evening.

StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Some people opted to purchase reserved seating tickets behind home plate for Monday evening's game, even though the River Riders were giving away general admission tickets for free. River Riders box office staff member Marybeth Peters hands both their tickets and change to Suzanne Barker and Ron Mardin for the evening's game against the State Liners of Bristol.