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Cape Cod Baseball League and Spaulding Cape Cod Hosting All Star Weekend
Join us for a weekend of events including a kids clinic, celebrity softball game, after party and more!
Join former Red Sox player Jason Varitek, two-time Olympian Nancy Kerrigan, four-time Paralympian Chris Young, former Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee, former Patriots player Scott Zolak and others for an exciting weekend of fundraising events!
Online ticket sales for the July 21-22 Cape Cod Baseball League and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/Cape Cod are available at allstarcapecod.org until July 20.
The weekend starts with the Celebrity All-Star Softball Game Friday, July 21, at 6 p.m. at McKeon Park, 120 High School Road, Hyannis. Prior to the game, a Pre-Game Kids Clinic takes place at 4 p.m. where children age 12 and under participate in a one-hour clinic to learn the skills of baseball from the professionals and participate in kid-friendly contests. All kids will receive an All-Star Weekend T-shirt and automatic admission into the Celebrity Softball Game.
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After the softball game, an After Party takes place at 8 p.m. at Cape Cod Maritime Museum, 135 South St., Hyannis.
Saturday, July 22, the best of the Cape League’s East and West Divisions face off in Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game at Spillane Field, Wareham. Come early for the Home Run Hitting Contest and autograph sessions with Cape League players; gates open at 2 p.m. The All-Star game gets under way at 5 p.m.
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All-Star Weekend tickets are $25 and $10 for children 4-12. Kids 3 and under are admitted free.
The Celebrity Softball Pre-Game Kids Clinic costs $25 and includes free admission; all kids participating in the clinic receive free admission to the Celebrity Softball Game.
Tickets for the Celebrity Softball Post-Game After Party are $50.
The Celebrity Softball Game roster includes former Red Sox catcher and Cape League Hyannis team alumni Jason Varitek, former Red Sox pitching Star Bill Lee, Impossible Dream Team Red Sox pitcher Jose Santiago, Olympic medalist Nancy Kerrigan and former New England Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak.
Other celebrities include HGTV and DIY network personality Chris Lambton (also of “The Bachelorette” fame) and wife Peyton; radio personality Matt McCarthy, Real World New Orleans cast member Ashlee Feldman, state Rep. Tim Whelan, former pro hockey player Dean Melanson, radio personality Ramiro "The Freakin' Puerto Rican" Torres, Barnstable Police Chief Paul McDonald, NECN reporter Natasha Verma, Boston Marathon bombing survivor Roseann Sdoia, WBZ-TV personality Scott Wahle
Sports team mascots are also joining the fun: Boston Red Sox mascot Wally and Tessie the Green Monster, Boston Bruins Mascot Blades and Hyannis Harborhawks Ozzie.
All-Star Weekend is a fund-raiser for Cape Cod Baseball League and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Cape Cod. Proceeds from the events will go to support the care and research programs such as pediatrics and stroke among others at Spaulding Cape Cod as well as support the operations of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
After July 20, All-Star Weekend tickets can be purchased at the gate for $30.
About Cape Cod Baseball League
The premier collegiate summer league in the nation, the Cape Cod Baseball League attracts players from across the country, representing all college divisions to play in the 10-team loop during a 44-game regular season schedule, an All-Star Game July 22, and post-season playoffs. As the league celebrates its 132st year, it counts more than 1,100 all-time alumni performing at all levels of professional baseball with a record number (297) of former Cape Leaguers on Major League roster. For more information visit http://www.capecodbaseball.org/
About Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/Cape Cod
As the only facility on Cape Cod offering hospital-level rehabilitation care, Spaulding Cape Cod provides an intensive level of inpatient medical, nursing and therapy services that help patients recover and feel strong. Physician-led teams of rehabilitation specialists, including physical, occupational and speech therapists, work together to help patients improve function and attain their greatest potential for independence. Outpatient treatment centers are located in Sandwich, Yarmouth, Orleans and Plymouth and a pediatric center is located in Forestdale. For more information visit spauldingrehab.org
