January 6, 2015

EASTON, Pa. - The Friends of Lafayette Baseball have announced the guest speaker for the Fifth Annual Preseason Kickoff Dinner as highly accomplished former Major League Baseball player Ben Davis.

Davis' achievements include being named the 1995 USA Today Player of the Year. He was the No. 2 Overall Pick in the 1995 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres. Davis played for seven years in the major leagues with the Padres, Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox.

Currently, he is a pregame and postgame commenter at Citizen's Bank Park for Comcast SportsNet's Phillies coverage. Davis is also heard on Mondays talking baseball with Angelo Cataldi, Al Morganti and Rhea Hughes on WIP, 94.1 FM.

Those wishing to attend the event can RSVP here or fill out the reply card (linked above) and return the information by Wednesday, Jan. 14 to:

Lafayette College Maroon Club
Box 3000
Easton, PA 18042

Questions can be directed to Joe Giaimo, Executive Director of the Maroon Club at giaimoj@lafayette.edu.

The Leopards officially kick off the season on Feb. 20-22, traveling to Durham, N.C. for a three-game set with North Carolina Central.