Braves to play in Hank Aaron tribute – Mississippi’s Best Community Newspaper

Braves to play in Hank Aaron tribute

Revealed 1:00 pm Tuesday, October 18, 2022

LORMAN, Miss. – Alcorn Baseball will participate in subsequent 12 months’s Hank Aaron Tribute when the Braves play Mississippi Valley State on April 4, 2023, introduced this week by The Hank Aaron Sports activities Academy CEO Tim Bennett.

Officers at The Hank Aaron Sports activities Academy introduced a lineup of occasions for the week main as much as the Hank Aaron Tribute recreation that includes the Atlanta Braves MiLB, Mississippi Braves, set to happen April 5, 2023.

Alcorn versus Mississippi Valley State will happen Tuesday, April 4, at 6:30 p.m., at The Hank Aaron Sports activities Academy (previously generally known as Smith-Wills Stadium) in Jackson, Mississippi. On Saturday, April 1, there shall be a Profit Automotive Present to boost cash for athletic tools for the Academy, whereas Monday, April 3, will characteristic a highschool recreation between native rivals Murrah and Jim Hill.

“Alcorn State College Baseball is delighted to be collaborating in such a worthwhile occasion to convey consideration, not solely to an incredible Corridor of Fame baseball participant like Hank Aaron, but additionally to the wants of city children who’re in dire want of sources and tools to play baseball,” commented Alcorn Baseball Head Coach Reggie Williams. “Mr. [Tim] Bennett is to be recommended on internet hosting this occasion and bringing consideration to the wants of city youngsters because it pertains to the game of baseball.”

The Hank Aaron Sports activities Academy, previously generally known as Smith-Wills Stadium, is a 5,200-seat baseball stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. The historic facility is the primary stadium to host skilled baseball in Mississippi and serves as a multi-purpose enviornment which hosts baseball video games, live shows, neighborhood occasions and extra. It served as a minor league ballpark from 1975 to 1999

Smith-Wills Stadium grew to become house of the Hank Aaron Sports activities Academy in 2021, with a purpose to help the underserved neighborhood of youth within the Jackson metro space as an extension of MLB legend Henry “Hank” Aaron.

Tickets are scheduled to go on sale for the Hank Aaron Tribute recreation and occasion on November 1, 2022.

Atlanta Braves standout outfielder and former Mississippi Courageous Michael Harris II is the son of Michael Harris I, who performed at Alcorn State within the Nineteen Eighties, and was additionally a standout with the flexibility to play at nearly each place on the sector. The Harris household additionally hails from the Atlanta Metro space.

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