Third Annual Hip Grand Slam Challenge At Citibank Park
May 10, 2007 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Long Island Ducks News Release
(Central Islip, N.Y., May 10, 2007) - The Long Island Ducks today announced that Citibank Park will host the third annual HIP Grand Slam Challenge on June 9, 2007. The game will be played at 7:00 p.m. and will feature the top high school seniors from Nassau and Suffolk Counties, with the All-Star rosters selected by Newsday.
The event is sponsored by HIP Health Plan of New York. Notes Dan McGowan, President and COO, "HIP Health Plan of New York is pleased to continue this wonderful tradition by sponsoring the Grand Slam Challenge once again. This exciting event is one of the many ways that HIP encourages young people to adopt active, healthy lifestyles."
The Suffolk team will be coached by Bob Salomone of Eastport/South Manor High School. Salomone won his 400th game as ESM coach in April and boasts a record of 404-302-2 since taking the coaching reigns at ESM in 1973. From 1986-1994, his teams won nine consecutive Suffolk titles and ESM has claimed 12 league championships and 12 county class championships with Salomone at the helm. In 1986, he led his squad to the Class B state championship.
Holy Trinity Diocesan High School's Bob Malandro will serve as skipper for Nassau County. Malandro has been head coach at Trinity since 1989 and has led the Titans to Catholic High School Athletic Association championships in 1997, 1998 and 2003. Seventy-eight players have earned Division I or Division II scholarships during his tenure. The retired Nassau County police officer owns a career record of 285-171 and was named CHSAA Coach of the Year in 1997, 1998 and 2000.
Tickets to the event are $5.00 and can be purchased by visiting the Citibank Park box office or by calling 631-940-TIXX beginning on May 14 at 10 a.m. All ticket proceeds will benefit the QuackerJack Foundation, the charitable arm of the Ducks.
The Long Island Ducks play their home games at Citibank Park and are entering their eighth season of play in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. For further information, visit www.liducks.com, or call (631) 940-3825.
HIP's total network, including subsidiaries, comprises nearly 43,000 doctors and other providers in over 72,000 locations in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. HIP acquired Vytra Health Plans in 2001; ConnectiCare, one of the largest health plans in Connecticut, in 2005; and PerfectHealth in 2006. The combined membership is approximately 1.3 million. In 2006, HIP and Group Health, Inc. ("GHI") affiliated under the common control of EmblemHealth, Inc. Together, HIP and GHI have more than 4 million members and offer about 85,000 providers in over 150,000 locations. For additional information about HIP, please visit www.hipusa.com. It is available in English, Spanish, Chinese and Korean.
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