College baseball coming to Pensacola stadium

  • October 29, 2014
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
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The Pensacola Sports Association and Cox will host a three-day round-robin tournament featuring five NCAA Div. I schools to play in February at the waterfront stadium at the Vince Whibbs Jr. Community Maritime Park in downtown Pensacola. Tickets will be available beginning Nov. 1. This year’s Cox Diamond Invitational will include teams from the University of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles, the Troy Trojans, the University of North Florida Ospreys, the Nicholls State Colonels, and the Saint Louis Billikens. Nicholls State head baseball coach Seth Thibodeaux said his team is honored to be part of the tournament. “We are excited to bring our team to Pensacola," Thibodeaux said. "We have some alumni there and we have some players on our team from the Pensacola area and I know they'll be excited to be coming home to play in front of friends and family." Feb. 20 and 21 will each have three games per day, and two games will be played on Feb. 22. “We are excited to bring back major Division I college baseball to the Community Maritime Park,” said Ray Palmer, executive director of the Pensacola Sports Association. “Last year’s games proved this area would support the teams.  We think this new format will give the baseball fan even more quality baseball action.” Bobby Pierce, Troy University's head baseball coach said last year's experience at the tournament made coming back a "no-brainer." "The quality of teams for the weekend and the fabulous venue should make for an outstanding weekend of college baseball," PIerce said. "Many thanks once again to the Pensacola Sports Association for inviting the Troy University Trojans to this event.” Ticket and game information will be available at www.pensacolasports.com or by visiting the stadium’s ticket office. Corporate sponsorship and group tickets are available by calling the PSA office at 434-2800. For game and sponsorship information, contact Palmer at 434-2800 or email [email protected].
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