Take me out to the ball game. Winter has gone and now it’s time for peanuts, Cracker Jacks and baseball.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels, under new manager Dennis Pelfrey, open their season this weekend with a three-game series at Bowie, Md.

Richmond, the AA Eastern League affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, will open its first home stand on Tuesday, April 12, with the start of a six-game set against the Altoona Curve of Pennsylvania, a Pittsburgh Pirates affiliate.

Pelfrey, who replaced José Alguacil as the Squirrels’ skipper, was manager last year of the High A Eugene, Ore., Emeralds, which are one level below Richmond in the minor league pecking order.

Will Clark, a six-time All-Star with the San Francisco Giants, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch for the home opener.