Above: Baseball and softball players are invited to “SWING FOR THE FENCE TO HELP END ALS” in the memory of a beloved youth coach. (image croped from flyer)
In memory of his late father, Southborough teen Charlie Shifrin is putting on a 2nd Annual Home Run Derby. The fun competition is also a fundraiser for ALS research and care.*
The event this weekend will appropriately take place on Shifrin Field.
The event is Saturday, June 3rd, 12:00 pm at the Mooney baseball complex (Finn School, 60 Richards Road). It’s free for spectators and $25 per batter. (Click here to register.)
The fundraiser is in memory of Brian Shifrin:
Southborough dad, husband, son, brother, uncle, coach, selectman, volunteer, friend and mentor to so many, who lost to ALS in November of 2019 at age 43.
The competition will begin with softball players at 12:30 pm (middle school followed by high school).
The baseball competition for players 10U and up begins at 2:00 pm, split by age groups. The oldest group (ages 18+) starts at 4:15 pm. (See schedule right.)
To learn more or make a donation, click here.
*Proceeds will be donated to ALS ONE, which describes itself as:
an unprecedented partnership of world leaders in ALS research and care who have joined forces to help cut bureaucratic red tape to combat the disease more efficiently and effectively for all.
