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Classic celebrates diversity
By Alyson Footer | 1:10 AM EST
NEW ORLEANS -- College baseball season is on the horizon, including in New Orleans, where Major League Baseball is preparing for one of its signature tournaments.
Named after their noted Hall of Famer, the Andre Dawson Classic will feature six teams from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), as well as the University of New Orleans. Tournament games will be hosted at both the New Orleans MLB Youth Academy and Maestri Field at the University of New Orleans.
Three HBCU schools -- Southern, Alcorn State and Grambling State -- as well as the University of New Orleans will be featured live on MLB Network and MLB.com on Saturday.
Southern will face Alcorn State in a matinee game beginning at 1 p.m. CT (2 p.m. ET), with the University of New Orleans and Grambling State following soon after at 6 p.m. CT (7 p.m. ET). Both games will be called by Porter and MLB Network studio host and play-by-play announcer Scott Braun.
By Alyson Footer | 1:10 AM EST
NEW ORLEANS -- College baseball season is on the horizon, including in New Orleans, where Major League Baseball is preparing for one of its signature tournaments.
Named after their noted Hall of Famer, the Andre Dawson Classic will feature six teams from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), as well as the University of New Orleans. Tournament games will be hosted at both the New Orleans MLB Youth Academy and Maestri Field at the University of New Orleans.
Andre Dawson Classic celebrates diversity
NEW ORLEANS -- College baseball season is on the horizon, including in New Orleans, where Major League Baseball is preparing for one of its signature tournaments. Named after their noted Hall of Famer, the Andre Dawson Classic will feature six teams from Historically Black Colleges and...
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Three HBCU schools -- Southern, Alcorn State and Grambling State -- as well as the University of New Orleans will be featured live on MLB Network and MLB.com on Saturday.
Southern will face Alcorn State in a matinee game beginning at 1 p.m. CT (2 p.m. ET), with the University of New Orleans and Grambling State following soon after at 6 p.m. CT (7 p.m. ET). Both games will be called by Porter and MLB Network studio host and play-by-play announcer Scott Braun.