Some of country music’s power hitters, including Carrie Underwood, Vince Gill, Phil Vassar, Jake Owen, Chuck Wicks, James Otto, Danielle Peck, as well as Tennessee Titans’ 2008 Pro Bowl defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch and 2008 Pro Bowl kicker Rob Bironas, are the first to step up to bat in the 18th Annual City of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge. Presented by Gibson Foundation, our stars will take the field on Wednesday, June 4, at noon at Nashville’s Greer Stadium. Archrival teams Grand Ole Opry Live and Blair Garner’s After MidNite return for the fifth consecutive year for an afternoon of pranks, fun and softball. Tickets are $18 and available through Ticketmaster at (615) 255-9600 or can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com.
Country’s hottest stars have teamed up for almost two decades to benefit City of Hope, a leading research and treatment institution for cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The complete all-star line up will be announced in the coming weeks.
Blair Garner, creator of ‘After MidNite with Blair Garner,’ comments, “For three straight years, the After MidNite team has graciously conceded defeat to the Grand Ole Opry team. We are hoping for something different this year. Namely that for once, the Grand Ole Opry Live team won't cheat. Would you like to try some of our grapes? They're a little on the tart side.”
Pete Fisher, Grand Ole Opry vice president and general manager, said, “Everyone on the Opry Live team knows how important it is to assist in raising funds for such a great cause, but can we also just say how much fun we have had kicking some After MidNite tail these last three years? It has been a true pleasure to walk off the field as champs three summers in a row, and we don’t see any reason the streak should stop now. After MidNite is hereby cordially invited to our dugout for an Opry Live celebration immediately after the game. We really do like them; they apparently just can’t play softball.”
Country artists scheduled to take the field this year include:
Carrie Underwood
Chris Cagle
Chuck Wicks
Danielle Peck
Hollywood Yates "The Wolf" on American Gladiators II
Jake Owen
James Otto
Jamey Johnson
Jimmy Wayne
Keith Anderson
Kellie Pickler
Luke Bryan
Phil Vassar
Randy Houser
Sara Evans * * * JUST ADDED * * *
Vince Gill
Tennessee Titans scheduled to join our Country artists include:
2008 Pro Bowler Kyle Vanden Bosch
2008 Pro Bowler Rob Bironas
Cortland Finnegan
Daniel Loper
Brendon Jones * * * JUST ADDED * * *
Donnie Nickey * * * JUST ADDED * * *
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