Step Up To The Plate
Tourney Admission Is Free; Help Is Needed For Pregame Ceremonies
The first pitch for the Babe Ruth 16-18 World Series is less than a month away, and area baseball fans won’t have to spend a dime to gain entry into Diethrick Park.
The free admission is the result of the generosity of area businesses and community organizations that have agreed to sponsor a “day at the park,” for all eight days of the tournament, which will run Aug. 4-11.
The sponsors are the Jamestown Babe Ruth League (Aug. 4); the Resource Center (Aug. 5); One Ball Foundation Inc. (Aug. 6); Chautauqua County Fire Service (Aug. 7); Chautauqua Region Community Foundation (Aug. 8); the Greater Chautauqua Federal Credit Union, Inner Lakes Federal Credit Union, Jamestown Area Community Federal Credit Union, and Southern Chautauqua Federal Credit Union (Aug. 9); Shults Auto Group (Aug. 10); and Chautauqua County (Aug. 11).
The Babe Ruth World Series Committee is also looking for assistance for tournament-related activities, including the parade and pregame ceremonies.
The parade will be held at 9 a.m. Aug. 4 and will begin at Third and Hallock streets and end at Jamestown High School. Volunteers are needed to help organize the parade, beginning at 7:30 a.m., and businesses/organizations are encouraged to walk, ride or organize a float.
Also needed before each game are national anthem vocalists, honor guards to present the nation’s colors, and religious leaders to provide the invocation.
For more information, contact Kimberly Ecklund (664-0405), email jamestownbrws@yahoo.com or check out the tournament website, www.jamestownworldseries.org.
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