Sold out crowd welcomes Switchbacks to their new home in Colorado Springs

A sold-out Weidner Field welcomed the Colorado Springs Switchbacks to their first home game of the regular season in their new home.

CONTINUING OUR TEAM COVERAGE...THIS WAS A BIG NIGHT FOR SPORTSFANS IN THE CITY OF COLORADOSPRINGS,..WITH THE SWITCHBACKS HOMEOPENER.THE STADIUM SOLD OUT ALL OFTHEIR TICKETS TO TONIGHT'S GAME.NEWS 5'S ANDY JOINS US LIVE NOWWITH MORE FROM THE FANS...AND THEIR "SUPPORT GROUPS",..EVERYBODY WE MET TONIGHT WASJUST REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE-- ENJOYING THIS NEWS STADIUMAND CHEERING ON THE HOME TEAM.THAT GOES FOR NEWCOMERS WHO AREHERE FOR THEIR FIRST MATCH ...AS WELL AS DIE-HARD FANS WHO'VEFOLLOWED THE SWITCHBACKS SINCETHE SINCE THE START.OK RQA SOLD-OUT WEIDNER FIELDWELCOMED THE COLORADO SPRINGSSWITCHBACKS TO THEIR FIRST HOMEGAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON INTHEIR NEW HOME.<"WE'RE SUPER EXCITED, WE'VEBEEN LONGING FOR THIS DAY FOR AFEW YEARS NOW.WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE TEAMSINCE 2015." THE CLUB'S OFFICIALSUPPORT GROUP THE COLORADOSPRINGSTRAILHEADS ...GOT THE PARTY STARTED EARLYTHIS AFTERNOON."I USED TO BE CALLED THE BLUEMAN, BUT NOW THEY CALL ME BLUEMANDO BECAUSE OF THIS." THISGROUP TAILGATES BEFORE EVERYHOME GAME ...AND THEY'RE BRINGING A FOODTRUCK WITH THEM EACH TIME."EVERYBODY'S WELCOME.WE INVITE THE ENTIRE COLORADOSPRINGS COMMUNITY OUT TO JOINUS." FANS TOLD US IT WASN'T TOOHARD TO FIND A PLACE TO PARK"A LITTLE BIT, JUST A LITTLEDRIVE AROUND, WE WERE KIND OFSEEING WHERE WE CAN PARK NEXTTIME AND I THINK WE HAVE ABETTER PATH NEXT TIME.""I MEAN, WE'RE LIKE RIGHT NOWTHE STREET.WE'VE BEEN HERE OUR WHOLE LIVES,GOT A RIDE, GOT A RIDE FROMBUDDY'S MOM, POPPED OUT OF THECAR AND HERE WE ARE."A LOT OF THE PEOPLE WE MET SAIDTHIS WAS THEIR FIRST MATCH,.."THIS IS OUR FIRST GAME, BUTWE'RE GOING TO BE FREQUENT,DIE-HARD FANS, STARTING RIGHTNOW.RIGHT NOW." AND THE EXCITEMENTOF HAVING LIVE SPORTS DOWNTOWN...MADE A BIG IMPRESSION."EXCITED TO BE AT THE DOWNTOWNSTADIUM AND SUPPORTING OUR CITY,AND IT'S REALLY A BIG DEAL FORCOLORADO SPRINGS."YOU CAN BUY TICKETS HERE AT THESTADIUM BOX OFFICE OR ONLINEAT SWITCHBACKS F-C DOT COM.THE NEXT HOME GAME IS COMING UPIN TWO WEEKS ON SATURDAY JUNE5TH ELIZABETH?ANDY A CONCERN FOR MANY WITH THENEW STADIUM IS PARKINGHOW HAS IT LOOKED TONIGHT ANDHOW MUCH DOES IT COST?WHEN I GOT DOWN HERE THISAFTERNOON ..THERE WERE A LOT OF FREE SPACESAND METERED SPACES.BUT THEY STARTED TO FILL UAROUND 5:30 ... SIX OCLOCK.THE METERS ARE A DOLLAR FIFTYPER HOUR ...SO ABOUT SIX BUCKS FOR THENIGHT.THE LOT BY THE MUSEUM COSTS 15DOLLARS AND YOU'RE GOOD ALL DAY.THE GARAGES A LITTLE BIT LESS...BUT THEY'RE FARTHER AWAY.ALWAYS WATCHING OUT FOR YOU,ANDY KOEN NEWS 5.