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JAX Diamond Classic features Edward Waters & Claflin in HBCU matchup

Schools will meet at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 19 at 121 Financial Ballpark
By Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
February 10, 2022

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As part of the club’s Black History Month celebration, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are hosting the second annual JAX Diamond Classic, pitting HBCU institutions Edward Waters University and Claflin University in a 2 p.m. matchup on Saturday, February 19 at 121 Financial Ballpark. “We

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – As part of the club’s Black History Month celebration, the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp are hosting the second annual JAX Diamond Classic, pitting HBCU institutions Edward Waters University and Claflin University in a 2 p.m. matchup on Saturday, February 19 at 121 Financial Ballpark.

“We are excited to bring back the JAX Diamond Classic for the second straight year,” said Jumbo Shrimp executive vice president/general manager Harold Craw. “We welcome with great pride the teams from Edward Waters and Claflin, as well as their fans, alumni and supporters.”

Edward Waters College’s rich baseball history includes baseball pioneer Buck O’Neil, who attended the school before playing and managing in the Negro Leagues, became Major League Baseball’s first Black coach and first Black scout and later founded the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City. O’Neil will be inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 24 in Cooperstown.

Tickets to the 2022 JAX Diamond Classic are on sale for $5 per person via this link. Sponsorship and group ticket packages are available by calling the Jumbo Shrimp at (904) 358-2846.

ABOUT THE JUMBO SHRIMP: The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp offer affordable family fun at 121 Financial Ballpark. Their inaugural season garnered the Southern League’s Don Mincher Organization of the Year, Promotional Trophy and Jimmy Bragan Executive of the Year, won by general manager Harold Craw. The club added its second Promotional Trophy in three years following the 2019 season. The 2021 season marked the return of Triple-A baseball in Jacksonville. To experience the excitement with the terrific value of ticket and group options, call the Jumbo Shrimp at (904) 358-2846 or visit www.jaxshrimp.com.