PCL1 New Orleans Baby Cakes

Pontiff Classic Tickets On Sale Wednesday

February 23, 2009 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
New Orleans Baby Cakes News Release


Metairie, LA - The New Orleans Zephyrs announced that tickets for the Wally Pontiff, Jr. Baseball Classic between LSU and Louisiana-Lafayette at Zephyr Field will go on sale this Wednesday, February 25 at 10:00 a.m.

All tickets are $15 each, and are available at the Zephyr Field box office, or at all Ticketmaster locations.

The game is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, April 22 at 7:00 p.m. Last year, LSU downed the University of New Orleans 7-6 in a thrilling 15-inning contest.

In its sixth year of existence, this will be the first time LSU and ULL have met in the Classic. The event began in 2004 with LSU taking on Southeastern Louisiana, and the Tigers hold a 4-1 record in the game.

Pontiff Jr., who died unexpectedly on July 24, 2002, was a three-year letterman for LSU. He was the designated hitter on LSU's 2000 NCAA championship team, and was the Tigers' starting third baseman in 2001 and 2002. A Biological Sciences major with a 3.25 GPA, Pontiff was named to the 2002 District VI Academic All-America team, and he was a two-time member of the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll. Pontiff was taken in the 21st round of the 2002 draft by the Oakland Athletics, and had not decided whether to return to LSU for his senior year.

Some of the charities and non-profit organizations in the community the Wally Pontiff Pontiff Jr. Foundation supports are Jefferson Parish Recreation Department, Camp Summer Tribe, LSU Scholarship Programs, and Sisters Servants of Mary.

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