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The Baseball Challenge is an annual event held during the late summer/early fall every year since 2004.
The goal is for recreational baseball players to have a great time playing baseball while raising
funds for several fantastic charities. From 2004 until 2009 there were two charities involved, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska
and Cocoon House of Everett. In 2010 we expanded to include I Love Baseball and the Kirkland Boys and Girls Club. For 2011, each of the 4 charities
will recruit players who raise funds for a specific charity. On gameday, we will have 2 side-by-side fields
with games taking place on each field. One field will have a more competitive game and the other will have a more recreational game.
Players can choose which level of play suits their skills. We will have Roy Thomas, and other former major leaguers as managers
who will "draft" their team on, or before, gameday. The focus in both games will be on having fun.
Interested players may contact the event director, Jeff Grove, using using the contact info below.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington & Alaska supports families with seriously ill children
by providing a caring home-away-from-home at the Seattle Ronald McDonald House and
by operating a grants program benefiting children’s health related non-profits in Western Washington and Alaska.
Cocoon House provides youth housing and other community-based services to
youth, caregivers, families and the community in order to alleviate youth homelessness
and address child abuse and neglect issues.
I Love Baseball is an organization that uses the game of baseball to connect people and organizations
in the US and around the world to those in the Dominican Republic. Their goal is to help develop
young men into leaders and encourage them to pursue an education and spiritual growth while
training for a career in baseball.
The Kirkland Boys and Girls Club is a member of the Boys & Girls Clubs of King County. Their mission
is to offer safe, fun, inclusive and inspiring places that kids and their families count on - every day.
There are multiple ways to get involved!
To get involved, you can play in the game, attend the game, help organize the game or become a sponsor!
Each charity will set an expected fund-raising target for each player.
To play in the game, we ask that players attempt to meet a certain minimum fund-raising goal.
In the past this goal has varied from $200 to $500. Each charity will set a target for it's players.
The game itself is played for fun and follows modified rules. In the recreational game, there will be no bunting, stealing or advancing on balls past the catcher.
In the competitive game, the rules with the same as Major League Baseball.
Whether you are experienced or not, man or woman, you can play in this game.
While there are some experienced adult players, many players have not played in 20+ years.
Our format allows for a fun game for players of varying ages and abilities and sexes.
In addition to the chance to play baseball, another benefit, perhaps the most exciting, is the chance to talk baseball with former major leaguers.
We have had the extreme good fortune to have a number of truly remarkable individuals, mostly former Mariner players, volunteer their time
to come out and coach (or make fun of) adult players while telling stories you have never heard on the radio.
For more information about the event send email to
TheBaseballChallenge@hotmail.com
For more about the charities, please contact them directly.
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Sponsor Information:
CarToys
Seattle Mariners Fantasy Baseball Camp
Mark Gardiner Photography
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Latest News
7/23/2011 - Weather Report
We are one day away and the weather promises to be the warmest, nicest day of the year.
This comes on the heals of consecutive rainouts so all the organizers could not be happier. Play Ball!
7/14/2011 - Another Former Mariner
We are thrilled to announce that Dave "Hendu" Henderson will be joining us as a 2nd team manager.
Dave has attended the event numberous times while his company, Dave Henderson Baseball Adventures, has
been a wonderful sponsor every year of the event!
7/8/2011 - Free Lunch
We would like to throw out a big thanks to CarToys for stepping up to sponsor lunch!
They will be providing pizza from Papa John's Pizza through the Kirkland Boys and Girl's Club.
The last two years we've tried to have a hot dog BBQ with more or less success. This will make
the event much simpler and easier for the organizers.
6/16/2011 - UPDATE!
We have a date, July 24th at Wilburton Hill Park. There are 2 fields side-by-side so we can have a lot of baseball!
Once again, Roy Thomas has agreed to manage one team and run Kangaroo Court between games. Stay turned for more details!
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More Information:
Donate to Ronald McDonald House
Donate to Cocoon House
Donate to ILoveBaseball.org
Donate to the Kirkland Boys and Girls Club
Biographies of former Mariners
History of the Baseball Challenge
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