First Pitch Dinner Brings In Great Crowd

Posted Feb 11, 2011
The North Carolina baseball team opened the 2011 season in style Saturday night as the Tar Heels hosted the third annual First Pitch Dinner at the Carolina Club on the campus of UNC. Former major leaguer Scott Bankhead was the featured speaker to a crowd of nearly 400 supporters. (Tar Heel Blue)

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