Published: October 12, 2005
Catch professional league players, PJC Pirate alumni and local celebrities as they take to the field at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 for an afternoon of baseball at the Pensacola campus.
There will be a Celebrity Home Run Derby with famed stars including George Blake, former PJC Pirate, Faulkner University star and current Head Coach at Pensacola High School.
Bo Brown, former PJC Pirate and current Atlanta Braves farmhand; Joe Culpepper, Pensacola News Journal Sports Editor; Doug Franklin, All State PJC player and Auburn University Montgomery star will also attend.
Travis Fryman, former Cleveland Indian and Detroit Tiger; Ryan Hepworth; former PJC Pirate, Western Kentucky University star and current Escambia High Assistant Coach; Tim Land, former PJC Pirate, University of South Alabama star and Toronto Blue Jay will appear.
Greg Litton, former PJC Pirate and San Francisco Giant; Jason McBride former PJC Pirate, New York Yankee and current Pace High Assistant Coach; Jeff Morris former PJC Pirate and current South Alabama Jaguar, Ray Palmer, Executive Director of the Pensacola Sports Association will play.
Mike Rhodes, former PJC Pirate currently with Pensacola Sports Association; Billy Sadler, former PJC Pirate, LSU star and current San Francisco Giant will bat.
Ryan Satterwhite former PJC Pirate and Pensacola Pelican; Danny Stout former PJC Pirate, Southern Mississippi pitcher, Texas-Louisiana All Star and Milwaukee Brewer; Scooter Tucker Houston Astro; Bo Williams, former PJC Pirate, Most Valuable Player of 2004 State Championship, and current UWF player.
Other events include Alumni Baseball, a PJC inner-squad game and a Celebrity Autograph session.
Announcer is Dan Shugart.
The event is free and open to the public. Players who would like to participate can call PJC Baseball Coach Bill Hamilton, 484-1304.
Signature sponsor is Pepsi. Corporate sponsors: Pensacola News Journal, Bud-Light, WEAR-TV3, Lamar, Bud-Light, Cox Communications, Clear Channel, On Media, Appleyard Agency and Cat Country.