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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">For local media planning to attend the event on Saturday, please let me know and if possible, around what time you plan to come to the event.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">There will be Baylor baseball players at the event all throughout the day and they will be available for interview, but please set up through me.
For other questions about the event, please contact Dustin Johnson, Sports Marketing for Shriners Hospital for Children,<b>
</b></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Helvetica;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Phone: 813-230-2318, E-mail: DTJohnson@shrinenet.org</span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Helvetica"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="p1"><b>SHRINERS HOSPITALS, BAYLOR BASEBALL TO HOST 225+ LITTLE LEAGUE CHALLENGER DIVISION PLAYERS FOR DAY AT BAYLOR BALLPARK</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="p1"><b>10<sup>th</sup> annual event to provide NCAA baseball experience for children<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p1"><b>with physical and developmental challenges</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="p4"><b>WACO, TX —</b> The 2019 Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic Youth Experience presented by the Waco Association of REALTORS will feature more than 225 participants from the Little League Challenger Division as they take the field
alongside the <b>Baylor University</b> baseball team. This event, in its tenth year, is being played for the benefit of Shriners Hospitals for Children. In March 2020,
<b>Baylor University</b> will compete alongside Big 12 Conference and Southeastern Conference programs in the 2020 Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic at Minute Maid Park in Houston.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="p4"><span class="apple-tab-span"> </span>Saturday, May 11<span class="apple-tab-span">
</span>Games Each Hour<span class="apple-tab-span"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p4"><span class="apple-tab-span"> </span>Baylor Ballpark<span class="apple-tab-span">
</span>8:30AM - 4:45PM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p4"><span class="apple-tab-span"> </span>1612 S. University Parks Drive<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p4"><span class="apple-tab-span"> </span>Waco, TX 76706<span class="apple-tab-span">
</span>FREE ADMISSION<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p4">*Rain contingency plan, the event will be held in the Alison Indoor Facility
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<p class="p4">Baylor Baseball and Shriners Hospitals for Children have collaborated on this event since 2012.<span class="apple-converted-space">
</span>Participants will have their photos on the Baylor Ballpark video board and each receive a custom<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Baylor Baseball t-shirt provided by Marucci Sports. Baylor players and coaches will present awards to each player
at the conclusion of each game alongside members of the Waco chapter of Shriners<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>International. Previously, Baylor Baseball has made regular trips to visit patients at the Houston Shriners Hospital in addition to
competing in the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="p4"><b>ABOUT THE SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN COLLEGE CLASSIC</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p4">The Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic is a 20-year Astros Foundation tradition at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p4">Minute Maid Park. In December 2015, the Astros Foundation announced a multi-year naming rights agreement for the event with Shriners Hospitals for Children. This event is regarded as one of the top collegiate baseball tournaments in the nation,
as it continues to draw fans, top-ranked programs and scouts from every Major League organization each year. Historically, the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic has hosted 30 different NCAA Division-I programs since 2001, including the No. 1
team <span class="s1">in pre-season polls seven times in tournament history and two eventual College World Series Champions.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="p4"><b>ABOUT SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="p4">Shriners Hospitals for Children is changing lives every day through innovative pediatric specialty care, world-class research and outstanding medical education. Our 22 locations in the United States, Canada
<span class="s2">and Mexico, provide advanced care for children with orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries</span> and
<span class="s1">cleft lip and palate regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Shriners Hospitals for Children is a 501(c)(3)
</span>nonprofit organization and relies on the generosity of donors. All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law. Learn more at ShrinersHospitalsforChildren.org.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#006132">Rachel Caton</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#006132"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">| Associate Sports Information Director</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Department of Athletics | Baylor University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">O: 254-710-3784</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">C: 254-652-2061</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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