Dec. 13, 2010

EASTON, Pa. - The Friends of Lafayette Baseball will be hosting a dinner to kick-off the Leopards' 2011 season on Jan. 22. The event will feature a guest lecture by Greg Gross, a former Major League player and current Philadelphia Phillies' hitting coach.

The event will be held in the Bergethon Room at Marquis Hall with a cocktail reception at 4 p.m. followed by a 5 p.m. dinner. The cost is $50 per person, which includes one ticket to the 1 p.m. Lafayette-Lehigh men's basketball game at Kirby Sports Center.

Greg Gross, a native of York, Pa., played 17 major league seasons for the Astros, Cubs and Phillies from 1973-1989. He is the all-time leader with 117 pinch hits as a Phillie and ranks fifth in MLB history with 143 total pinch hits in his career. Gross won a World Series as a player with the Phillies in 1980 and was a coach in the Philadelphia organization when the club won the 2008 World Series.

The full invitation for the event can be viewed here. The reply card is available for download here.

Questions can be directed to either Jamie Hughes '05, Executive Director of the Maroon Club at (610) 330-5899 or head coach Joe Kinney at (610) 330-5476.