As of Thursday, Feb. 3 at 3 p.m. ET: The First Pitch Dinner has officially been RESCHEDULED for Friday, Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m. Read more about the options available related to the new date HERE.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue baseball's First Pitch Dinner returns as an in-person preseason celebration of the program and is set for the evening of Friday, Feb. 4 at Holloway Gymnasium.
The event begins with a cocktail/social hour at 6:30 p.m. ET. The program and honorees portion of the event follows dinner and is still being finalized. Purdue baseball's Alumnus of the Year and Community Service Award recipients are annually announced at the First Pitch Dinner. Player introductions and remarks from head coach Greg Goff are also featured.
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The cost to attend this year is $50 per person or $500 per table. There is also an option of sponsoring a student-athlete's meal. The cost is also $50 to sponsor a student-athlete.
The $500 table option includes seven tickets, one sponsored dinner for a student-athlete, and an advertisement in both print/visual forms – one located on your table and one on the rotating projection screens.
Tickets and sponsorships can be purchased HERE.
Jan. 11 Update: Lafayette native and former big leaguer Clayton Richard has agreed to serve as the guest speaker for the First Pitch Dinner this year. Richard pitched for the Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs and Toronto Blue Jays during an 11-year big league career. He also trained at Purdue's facilities during the offseason.
Alumni and big leaguers Kevin Plawecki and Josh Lindblom have served as the featured guest speakers in recent years. Last year's program was presented online and featured Steve Schwartz (Alumnus of the Year) and NeoVision Optical's Chuck Penix (Community Service Award) as the 2021 honorees.
The Alumnus of the Year award is bestowed upon a degree-holding Boilermaker that has demonstrated outstanding loyalty towards and continued interest in supporting Purdue Athletics and Purdue baseball. The Community Service Award honors qualities such as sustained involvement, compassion and selflessness.
The First Pitch Dinner has grown in size since being introduced prior to the 2019 season. To accommodate the growing interest of the event, it was moved from the Buchanan Club in the Ross-Ade Stadium Pavilion to Holloway and still sold out the allotted tickets before mid-January.
The Boilermakers have also earmarked the afternoon of Saturday, Feb. 12 for their preseason fan fest inside the Mollenkopf Athletic Center. The popular free event features skill stations and other indoor activities for children as well as autograph opportunities.
@PurdueBaseball's 2020 First Pitch Dinner by PURDUE ATHLETICS on on Exposure
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue baseball's First Pitch Dinner returns as an in-person preseason celebration of the program and is set for the evening of Friday, Feb. 4 at Holloway Gymnasium.
The event begins with a cocktail/social hour at 6:30 p.m. ET. The program and honorees portion of the event follows dinner and is still being finalized. Purdue baseball's Alumnus of the Year and Community Service Award recipients are annually announced at the First Pitch Dinner. Player introductions and remarks from head coach Greg Goff are also featured.
Stream the First Pitch Dinner for Free: Facebook | Twitter | YouTube
The cost to attend this year is $50 per person or $500 per table. There is also an option of sponsoring a student-athlete's meal. The cost is also $50 to sponsor a student-athlete.
The $500 table option includes seven tickets, one sponsored dinner for a student-athlete, and an advertisement in both print/visual forms – one located on your table and one on the rotating projection screens.
Tickets and sponsorships can be purchased HERE.
Jan. 11 Update: Lafayette native and former big leaguer Clayton Richard has agreed to serve as the guest speaker for the First Pitch Dinner this year. Richard pitched for the Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs and Toronto Blue Jays during an 11-year big league career. He also trained at Purdue's facilities during the offseason.
Alumni and big leaguers Kevin Plawecki and Josh Lindblom have served as the featured guest speakers in recent years. Last year's program was presented online and featured Steve Schwartz (Alumnus of the Year) and NeoVision Optical's Chuck Penix (Community Service Award) as the 2021 honorees.
The Alumnus of the Year award is bestowed upon a degree-holding Boilermaker that has demonstrated outstanding loyalty towards and continued interest in supporting Purdue Athletics and Purdue baseball. The Community Service Award honors qualities such as sustained involvement, compassion and selflessness.
The First Pitch Dinner has grown in size since being introduced prior to the 2019 season. To accommodate the growing interest of the event, it was moved from the Buchanan Club in the Ross-Ade Stadium Pavilion to Holloway and still sold out the allotted tickets before mid-January.
The Boilermakers have also earmarked the afternoon of Saturday, Feb. 12 for their preseason fan fest inside the Mollenkopf Athletic Center. The popular free event features skill stations and other indoor activities for children as well as autograph opportunities.
@PurdueBaseball's 2020 First Pitch Dinner by PURDUE ATHLETICS on on Exposure