AquaSox to Host Celebrity Baseball Challenge

EVERETT, Wash. - The Everett AquaSox will host the Celebrity Baseball Challenge July 25, 2010, to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The contest, played between celebrities representing Q13 Fox and KISW, will take place immediately following the AquaSox 2:05 p.m. game against the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes at Everett Memorial Stadium in Everett, Wash.

Celebrities will be on hand throughout the afternoon AquaSox game to meet with fans and pass out root beer floats, as part of Root Beer Float Day at Everett Memorial Stadium. Fans can get unlimited floats for only $5, and the first 500 customers receive a special edition AquaSox mug, with all proceeds going to the AquaSox Community Fund.

Following the final out of the Sox game, the Q13 Fox Q-Balls and the KISW Foul Balls will compete in an exhibition baseball game that will run approximately one hour. The Q13 Fox roster includes celebrities such as news personalities Bill Wixey and Lily Jang, former Everett Silvertips defenseman Mitch Love, Washington stealth Captain Jason Bloom and former Mariner and current postgame host Bucky Jacobson, as well as numerous other well-known figures.

The KISW Foul Balls roster includes former Huskies, and current NBA players, Spencer Hawes and Jon Brockman, Seahawks star Lawyer Milloy, KISW's Steve the Producer and more entertaining celebrities.

Half of the proceeds from ticket sales to the AquaSox game will go directly to the American Cancer Society when tickets are purchased at www.aquasox.com/groups using the special code "acs" (lowercase).

To further benefit the American Cancer Society, a raffle and silent auction will be held throughout the Celebrity Baseball Challenge. Special donated items up for bid include team jerseys from the two squads, Silvertips prizes and more. More information on the auction and raffle to follow.

The Everett AquaSox, Class-A Short-Season affiliate of the Seattle Mariners, take to the road for a three-game series at Salem-Keizer before returning home for three more against the Volcanoes on Saturday, July 24. The first 1,000 fans through the gates Saturday receive a free AquaSox fleece blanket, courtesy of Comcast.

2010 AquaSox playoff tickets are on sale now! Reserve you spot at the Sox first trip to the postseason since 2002 by visiting our box office at 3802 Broadway in Everett, calling us at (425) 258-3673 or clicking here to order tickets online.

For more information on the Everett AquaSox, please call (425) 258-3673 or go online at www.aquasox.com.