WILLIE HORTON’S ‘BATTING FOR KIDS’ TO HOST OVER 400 YOUTH AT COMERICA PARK TOMORROW
WHAT: Participating youth compete in 12 different baseball skill activities. Individual awards are given to the top boy and girl in each age division for hitting, throwing and base running. Participants also have the opportunity to participate in demonstration clinics.
Winners from the event return to Comerica Park for a special pregame recognition ceremony before the Tigers game on Wednesday, August 26.
WHEN: Friday, July 24, 2015 | 8:00 a.m. – 2:15 p.m.
WHERE: Comerica Park | 2100 Woodward Ave. Detroit, MI 48201
WHY: Willie Horton Batting for Kids is a baseball challenge that hosts over 400 children ages 5-15 providing the opportunity to compete in a baseball competition that includes base running, hitting and throwing. Additionally, the children will participate in baseball demonstration clinics, calisthenics stations and a speed pitch machine.
The event is hosted in partnership with Don Bosco Hall, a 60-year-old human service agency that provides social service programs to enhance the lives of local youth and their families. The non-profit agency responds to the human service needs of children’s families in the metropolitan Detroit area through mentorship, residential treatment, transitional living and community enrichment programs.
CONTACT: Tigers Media Relations (313) 471-2000