The Chattanooga Lookouts have dodged raindrops and threatening forecasts in addition to Southern League opponents two months into the season.
Mascots Slider, left, and Loouise mingle in the crowd on opening day at AT&T Field during the game between the Lookouts and the Birmingham Barons on Thursday, April 5, 2018 in Chattanooga, Tenn.Tonight’s 7:15 matchup between the Lookouts and the Mobile BayBears at AT&T Field will mark Chattanooga’s home finale for the first 70 games. The Lookouts will play their final 10 games of the first half on the road, which coincides with Friday’s start to the nine-day Riverbend Festival.
“It’s been a good year,” Lookouts general manager Rich Mozingo said. “We’ve had some weather hiccups, but when we’ve been playing baseball, it’s been great at the gates. We’ve had a strong first half.”
The Lookouts were routed by the BayBears 17-4 Wednesday afternoon before an announced crowd of 1,865, which was the third-smallest of the season. With tonight’s first-half home finale remaining, Chattanooga has averaged 3,531 fans per game and has produced a total attendance of 109,449 in 2018.
Chattanooga opened the season against visiting Birmingham before a sold-out crowd of 6,371, but that remains AT&T’s lone sellout of the half. There have been two more crowds in excess of 5,000, with neither of those occurring over Memorial Day weekend.