Photos: ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball alumni game
Former players Terry Francona and Chip Hale managed the game featuring a host of former ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball alumni.
Photos by Mike Christy / ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Terry Francona, former ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcat and current manager of the Cleveland Indians, signs autographs for fans.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Ben White, a former Wildcat player from 1993-1996, tumbles backward but makes the catch for an out in right.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Former ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcat shortstop Louis Boyd ranges to his left but can't snag a sharp grounder up the middle.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Shelley Duncan, center right, former Wildcat and current manager of the Jackson Generals AA ball club, is greeted at home after knocking a home run to left.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Kurt Heyer, a pitcher with the 2012 College World Series championship team, laughs after he waved through a pitch.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Louis Boyd, former Wildcats shortstop, flips his bat aside after shooting a fly ball to right.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Ed Vosberg, a former Wildcat pitcher from 1980-1983, delivers a pitch.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Kurt Heyer, right, and Rafael Valenzuela, share pleasantries after the University of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball alumni game.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
George Arias, a former Wildcat player from 1993, greets blue team manager Chip Hale, current bench coach for the Washington Nationals.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Steven Harden, a former ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcat player from 1974, bobbles a high fly ball in left.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Shelley Duncan, former Wildcat and current manager of the Jackson Generals AA ball club, mashes a home run to left.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Shelley Duncan, right, former Wildcat and current manager of the Jackson Generals AA ball club, is greeted at home after knocking a home run to left.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Kurt Heyer, right, a pitcher with the 2012 College World Series championship team, high-fives teammates after scoring.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Dave Rohde, a former Wildcat player from 1985-1986, swings at a pitch.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Chip Hale, former Wildcat player and current Washington Nationals bench coach, looks on.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Kurt Heyer, a pitcher with the 2012 College World Series championship team, recoils from the high cheese.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Shelley Duncan, former Wildcat and current manager of the Jackson Generals AA ball club, clubs his second home run.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Shelley Duncan, former Wildcat and current manager of the Jackson Generals AA ball club, clubs his second home run of the game.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Terry Francona, left, greets Shelley Duncan after his second home run of the game.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Former and current ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball players react to pitcher Austin Schnabel knocking a base hit.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Terry Francona looks on from the first base dugout during the University of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball alumni game.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Terry Francona, right, chats with former ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcat player Mike Gray.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball Alumni Game
Former ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats player Joel Estes (1982-1986) wings up with a leg kick during the University of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Wildcats baseball alumni game,
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