Paine Baseball to Hold Press Conference/Purple and White Game

COURTESY PAINE COLLEGE ATHLETICS

AUGUSTA, Georgia  -- Paine College head baseball coach Kerby Marshall will host a press conference in the HEAL Complex Conference Room this Friday, Oct. 18 at 2 p.m. to announce details regarding the 2014 Metropolitan Junior Baseball League (MJBL) All-Star Game, the Bobby Bonds Symposium, guest attendees and former MLB players involved.

MJBL Executive Director William Forrester, Jr., former Major League ball player Mookie Wilson (Mets, Blue Jays), MJBL Commissioner Fred Plump, Jimmy Williams and Richard Lee are all tentatively scheduled to attend the press conference.

MJBL is a 47-year-old non-profit organization established during the days of segregation when there were limited opportunities for African-American youngsters to play baseball. Today, the league provides baseball, educational and cultural enrichment opportunities to primarily African American youth across the country with teams in 20 states, the Bahamas and Puerto Rico.

To add to this weekend's festivities, on Sunday, Oct. 20 Coach Marshall and his staff will host the Purple and White Game, the annual end to Paine College baseball's fall workouts. First pitch is scheduled for noon.

About MJBL The Metropolitan Junior Baseball League, Inc. (MJBL) is a non-profit organization that was founded in Richmond, Virginia in 1966. In 1991, MJBL launched its Inner City Classic in Columbia, SC. It was designed to provide urban youth the opportunity to travel to other cities, compete in the game of baseball and to be exposed to diverse cultures. It has since grown to become a national network with teams throughout the United States and the Caribbean. MJBL Virginia welcomes you to read more about how our organization is helping to make a difference in the lives of others and how we are helping to bring baseball back to the inner city.

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