Sept. 24, 2008

Alumni/Bullpen Club Golf Scramble Registration

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - University of Memphis baseball coach Daron Schoenrock announced that the baseball program will host its annual Alumni/Bullpen Club Golf Tournament on Fri., Oct. 17 at the Plantation Golf Club in Olive Branch, Miss. There will be a 1 p.m. shotgun start.

"Coach Woods has taken the Alumni/Bullpen Club tournament and grown it into an event that many of our former players and friends of the program look forward to in the fall," stated Schoenrock. "

Former Tiger standout and Major League All-Star Dan Uggla is scheduled to be in attendance, as is San Francisco Giants pitcher and former Houston High School product Matt Cain. All Tiger baseball Bullpen Club members and former players are invited to attend.

"The ability for Dan to joins us for each of the last three years has been a big draw. So many former Tiger players and booster club members that live locally look forward to turning out at this event," said Schoenrock.

Cost for the tournament is $75 per player or $300 per four-man team. Lunch will be provided prior to the start of the tournament. Door prizes and raffles will be given away, as well as prizes for the longest drive and shots closest to pin. A car will also be offered as a hole-in-one prize at a select par-three hole.

"Any chance we can to add revenue for our program as we continue to move forward is much appreciated and this is what this golf tournament serves as," Schoenrock concluded.

For more information regarding the Alumni/Bullpen Club Golf Tournament, contact Tournament Director Al Woods (awoods4@memphis.edu) at (901) 351-0062.