9/24/08

NORTHEAST BASEBALL PREPPING FOR ALUMNI WEEKEND
Old-Timers Game highlights one-day affair

BOONEVILLE, Miss. --Plans are being made for the firstever Northeast Mississippi
Community College “Baseball Alumni Weekend” on Saturday, November 8 according to Tiger head coach Kent Farris.

Coach Farris and 2008 Tiger baseball team extends an invitation to anyone who has been a part of Northeast baseball to come and join them at this inaugural event.

Several events are on schedule and one of the main attractions is the “Oldtimers
Game” that will display the skills of former baseball players from the past, and should be fun for both the players and the spectators.

Also on the schedule for the day will be a free fish fry open to all former players and coaches.

Anyone attending the event can purchase a plate for $10.

A registration form is available via online at our website;
http://www2.nemcc.edu/Athletics/page_Baseball_HOME_update.html

Head Coach Kent Farris would like to encourage preregistration online so tshirt sizes can be determined and he would also like to have an idea on the number of people that will be attending this event.

You can also register at 10 a.m. at Harold T. White Field inside Booneville City Park.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday, November 8, 2008

10 a.m. Registration of former players
10:30 a.m. Batting Practice
11:30 a.m. Introduction of former Tiger players and coaches
11:45 a.m. Alumni Game
2:00 p.m. Fish Fry (free to former players and coaches, ($10 per plate for others)

Please join the Tiger baseball team and Coach Farris as they host the Inaugural Baseball Alumni Weekend on November 8, 2008 at Harold T. White Field in Booneville starting at 10 a.m.

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