UMC Baseball program to hold fundraiser dinner

(Crookston, Minn.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Baseball program will be hosting its fifth annual fundraiser dinner at the Crookston Eagles Club on Thursday, November 8. Cost of the dinner is $35 for either prime rib or walleye. All proceeds will benefit the Golden Eagle Baseball program.

A social will be held at 6 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. Shortly thereafter, a program will be held with special guest speaker Tod Brown. Brown is entering his sixth season as the head baseball coach at North Dakota State University.

A native Tucson, Ariz., Brown was a left-handed pitcher for the University of Arizona under legendary head coach Jerry Kindall. He spent eight seasons as an assistant coach at Bowling Green State University prior to being hired by the Bison in July of 2007. 

Coach Brown has made an impressive mark on the NDSU program which included a school-record 40 wins last season. Along the way, the Bison defeated Brown’s alma mater and eventual 2012 NCAA College World Series Champion Arizona, the University of Minnesota (twice) and perennial Summit League power Oral Roberts University (twice) including handing the Golden Eagles their first ever loss in the Summit League playoffs.

“I am excited that Tod Brown is going to speak at our fifth annual fundraiser dinner,” says UMC Head Baseball Coach Chris Vito. “Tod has done an incredible job of building NDSU Baseball and putting them on the map. He has transitioned them from a fledgling Division I program to one that is to be reckoned with.” 

There will also be a 50/50 drawing and a small silent auction held at the dinner.

For tickets contact either…

Chris Vito                   Head Baseball Coach                       (218)281-8445            vito@umn.edu

Bill Tyrrell                  Director of Athletic Fundraising     (218)281-8436            btyrrell@umn.edu

For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics Web site at http://www.goldeneaglesports.com/.

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The University of Minnesota, Crookston is a NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).