Mass. youth raise tens of thousands of dollars for charity in 36-hour, 101-inning ballgame
By APMonday, June 8, 2009
Mass. youth play in 36-hour ballgame for charity
WRENTHAM, Mass. — It took 101 innings, there were 687 runs scored, and 817 children participated.
The players of the Wrentham Youth Baseball/Softball Association between the ages of 5 and 15 played for 36 straight hours over the weekend, raising an estimated $75,000 for charity.
The event was billed by organizers as the world’s longest baseball game. It began at 8:01 a.m. Saturday and ended at 8:01 p.m. Sunday.
Coordinator Jim Lucas says the post-game handshake took about 10 minutes.
The money is still being counted. It will go to a number of charities. The top fundraisers get to attend a lunch with former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling.
The final score was Away 348, Home 339.
On the Net:
36-hour baseball game, www.thelongestbaseballgame.org
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