Rawhide Rustlers Senior Club Ready for 2026 Season

It's another season of family-friendly fun at Valley Strong Ballpark and part of that fun is the Rawhide Rustlers Senior Club.

The Rawhide Rustlers are those Rawhide family members 55 and older who come out to every Rawhide home Wednesday game throughout the season.

For just $35 dollars, any 55 and older Rawhide fan will receive a ticket to every Wednesday home game, a Rustlers T-Shirt and the chance for exclusive giveaways and activities at Rawhide games.

The Rawhide Rustlers Senior Club is not only one of the most exclusive clubs at Valley Strong Ballpark, but is also one of the most celebrated and welcomed clubs by all members of the Rawhide family.

The Rustler Program is sponsored by American Quality Life Hospice, Park Visalia and Wellcare by Healthnet.

Under their new ownership, OnDeck Partners, the Rawhide are continuing the Rawhide Rustler Program in 2026 and plan to keep it for seasons to come.

"Our Rawhide Rustlers include some of the greatest members of our Rawhide family and community here throughout Visalia," said Markus Hagglund Rawhide Rustlers program director and Rawhide assistant general manager. "If you are thinking about joining the Rawhide Rustlers, give us a call or an email and we'll be happy to discuss getting you out to the ballpark."

Attendance at those Wednesday home games, while light in numbers, allows the chance for Rustler Members to get to know one another all the while taking in the backdrop of a baseball game.

"We like to usually play a good mix of oldies, 60's and 70's music at the ballpark on Wednesdays to keep things light for our Rustler Members and afford them the opportunity to get to chat with one another without having their voices drowned out by music." said JT Gomez, director of ballpark entertainment. "We also plan on playing more country music on Wednesdays to give a little bit more diversity on musical options at Valley Strong Ballpark."

One of the giveaways for the upcoming season will be sponsored by American Quality Life Hospice. Giveaways in the past, exclusive to Rawhide Rustler Members only, have included back-scratchers, cowbells, mini-clipboards and, of course a bingo dauber that comes in handy for those Bingo Wednesdays.

Bingo Wednesdays, sponsored by Park Visalia, is played every Wednesday at Valley Strong Ballpark, and whether you are a Rustler Member or not, prizes like gift cards, movies, and Rawhide tickets can be won pending a bingo. Numbers are called at the end of every finished at-bat until all bingo prizes are claimed.

And on the very last Wednesday game of the season (this year on Wednesday, September 2), the Rawhide will host a "Bingo Blowout Wednesday" where all prizes must go.

The first Rawhide Rustler game of the season is Wednesday, April 15th, which this year falls on Jackie Robinson Day, which is held at ballparks across America.

For more information on how to join the Rawhide Rustlers, call (559) 732-4433, ext.104.