Nearly 1,600 fans packed Cypress Mounds Baseball Complex on Friday for the second annual Red, Rock & Blue Celebrity/Sorta Celebrity Softball Game.
The game, host by WAFB sports anchor Jacques Doucet, was part of Red, Rock & Blue Weekend, a multi-event fest aimed at raising money for Support Our War Heroes and Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc.
In addition to the softball game, Red, Rock & Blue offered a softball tournament, kickball tournament and concert. The schedule included a concert Saturday night at the Varsity Theatre, featuring the Atomic Punks, Motley Inc., Appetite for Destruction and David St. Romain.
Doucet said this year’s event was the biggest since Red, Rock & Blue became an official charity fundraiser in 2006. Though he’s still waiting for the official count, Doucet anticipates this year’s event raised more than last year’s net total of $25,000.
“The bigger you get, the more money you get, and the longer it takes to count,” he said. “Which is better than the old days when I’d know by
Celebrity softball game draws 1,600 fans, raises money for military organizations
By Steven Powell
Editor-in-Chief
Editor-in-Chief
July 11, 2011