by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC
A golf tournament will kick off Kansas City Kansas Community College’s annual baseball alumni weekend next Friday and Saturday, Sept. 29-30.
An 18-hole scramble, the 2nd Annual Blue Devil baseball fundraising golf tournament will be held at Painted Hills Golf Club Friday at 1 p.m. Registration will begin at 11 a.m. with lunch at 11:30 a.m. and a shotgun start at 1 p.m.
The cost is $100 per player and includes green fees, cart, lunch and a gift bag, Sponsorship opportunities include a hole sponsorship as a Blue Devil sponsor for $550, team sponsor for $400 and hole sponsor for $150. Both the Blue Devil and team sponsorships include four-person teams. Persons may sign up online at [email protected] or by calling 816-587-4545.
The annual Alumni Baseball Game will begin with batting practice at 11 a.m. with the first pitch at 1 p.m. NJCAA Hall of Fame Coach Steve Burleson and more than 50 former Blue Devil players are expected to participate. Any former player planning on attending is requested to contact KCKCC head baseball coach Matt Goldbeck at 913-288-7348 or online at [email protected].