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Uncasville Native Sydney Beckwith Earns NYPL Scholarship

August 10, 2018 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Norwich Sea Unicorns News Release

NORWICH, Ct. - The Connecticut Tigers are proud to announce Uncasville, Connecticut native Sydney Beckwith has been selected as one of four winners of the New York-Penn League Charitable Foundation Scholarship grand prize. This is the fourth time since 2014 a Connecticut Tigers representative has been selected for the top prize. The Tigers wish to congratulate Sydney on her accomplishment.

Sydney is a 2018 graduate of Montville High School and will be attending Central Connecticut State University in the fall. She is active in the community, volunteering for the Make-A-Wish Foundation as an ambassador. She uses her own experience as a cancer survivor to help those going through the toughest of times of their lives in addition to their loved ones. During her time at Montville High School, Sydney was a part of the girls lacrosse team and served as team manager for the football team while maintaining a strong academic standing.

Each of the NYPL's 14 member clubs annually select a scholarship applicant from their local community they feel is most deserving. These 14 applicants are then entered into the second round of judging when applicants are chosen to win the top prize of a scholarship to be applied to any two or four-year college or university, vocational, or technical education institution or program. Awards are judged on several criteria including academic performance, examples of leadership, community service, extracurricular activities, and the impact each applicant's NYPL franchise has had on his or her life.

The New York-Penn League is the oldest continuously-operated Class A league in Minor League Baseball. The league has 14 Major League Baseball-affiliated member clubs located in eight states: Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and West Virginia. The New York-Penn League Charitable Foundation is a 501(c)(3) created to give back to communities where New York-Penn League member clubs operate.

The Connecticut Tigers are the New York-Penn League affiliate of the Detroit Tigers at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut. Individual tickets for all 2018 home games, season memberships to "The Club," ticket mini-plans, and Tigers team merchandise are now on sale at Dodd Stadium, over the phone at 860-887-7962, and online at CTTigers.com.

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