First Pitch Banquet To Be Held Jan. 18
December 30, 2001 | Baseball
Dec. 30, 2001
LUBBOCK, Texas - The 2002 Texas Tech baseball season will get its official start on Friday, Jan. 18 with the first annual First Pitch Luncheon to be held at the Frazier Alumni Pavilion on the Texas Tech campus. Tickets for the event will go on sale on Wednesday, Jan. 2.
The First Pitch Luncheon, being sponsored by the Tech Hecklers, will begin at 11:45 on Friday, Jan. 18 and will feature the 2002 Texas Tech Red Raiders and coaching staff as well as undetermined players and coaches from the Texas Rangers MLB organization. The names of players and coaches from the Rangers will be announced in the coming week.
The event will be co-emceed by KCBD Sports Director Emily Jones and Mark Finkner, the Voice of Red Raider Baseball.
"The First Pitch Luncheon is something that we have wanted to do for some time now and I think that our fans will really enjoy it," said Texas Tech head coach Larry Hays. "The Tech Hecklers have supported us so much throughout the years and they have really stepped up to the plate for our program again this year. I want to encourage our fans to make time in their busy schedules to have lunch with us and hear from our team as well as from some high-profile names in professional baseball."
The Tech Hecklers are hosting the event in which all proceeds will go directly to the Texas Tech baseball program. Tickets are $15 for an individual while a table of eight is priced at $120. Tickets can be purchased through baseball secretary Monica Jarrett in the Texas Tech baseball office (located in the south end of Jones SBC Stadium - (806)-742-3355) or through Chris Snead at the Texas Tech Ex-Students Association (Merket Alumni Center - (806) 742-0301 ext. 224). Tickets must be picked up and paid for in person while reservations can be made over the phone.