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Baseball Night in Blacksburg w/Bobby Valentine
Venue: Lane Stadium, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Friday, February 3, 2012
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Event Types: Sports, Speaking Engagements
Cost:
Adults: $75 Kids 13 & Under: $35

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Description:
The fifth annual “Baseball Night in Blacksburg” will feature speaker and former Major League Baseball player and manager and, most recently, ESPN baseball analyst, Bobby Valentine.

The event, which is sponsored by Bull and Bones Brewhaus and Grill, will be held Friday from 6-9 p.m. on February 3rd in the West Side Stadium Club of Lane Stadium.

Tickets cost $75 per person ($35 for kids 13 and under), and can be purchased by calling the Virginia Tech baseball office at 540-231-3671. Space is limited.

In addition to an address by Valentine, “Baseball Night in Blacksburg” will also include a dinner catered by Bull and Bones, silent and live auctions for various professional sports and Virginia Tech items, and a chance to meet the entire 2012 Virginia Tech baseball team.

For those interested in a more intimate experience, a private, open-bar reception with Valentine and other notable figures will be held from 5-6 pm prior to the public portion of the evening. Access to the private reception can be gained by purchasing a ticket for $200. A Home Run Package of eight tickets can be purchased for $1,500.

“We are excited that Bobby Valentine has decided to help us celebrate the new season by speaking at what has become a phenomenal annual event,” Virginia Tech Baseball Coach Pete Hughes said.

“We are blown away by Bobby’s generosity by giving us his time to spend with our HokieBall family and promote our outstanding student-athletes.”

Valentine played 10 seasons in the majors, breaking in with the Dodgers at 19 years old in 1969 after being the fifth overall pick in the 1968 amateur draft. From there, he made stops with the Angels, Padres and the Mets before finishing his career with the Mariners. He began his coaching career with the Texas Rangers in 1985 and won 581 games in eight years. He later managed the Mets for seven years and 536 wins, which included winning the National League pennant in 2000. After coaching in Japan for several seasons, which included a Japan Championship Series title with the Chiba Lotte Mariners in 2005, he returned to the United States and became a baseball analyst for ESPN.

All proceeds of the banquet will go to Virginia Tech baseball and the Hokies’ efforts to improve various aspects of their program. The team recently opened a brand-new indoor baseball facility beyond the left-field foul pole at English Field, which is available for the team’s use year-round. Also, enhancements to English Field, which includes artificial turf and expanded dugouts, began in October and will be completed before the start of the 2012 season.

For more information, visit: http://www.hokiesports.com/baseball