Spirit of Women Teams Up with Southern Miss Athletics for “Batter Up! Baseball Talk for Besties”
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – (January 15, 2024) It’s batter up in the Baseburg! Are you ready for some Golden Eagle baseball? Let Forrest Health’s Spirit of Women take you out to the ballpark for its inaugural “Batter Up! Baseball Talk for Besties!”
Scheduled for Tuesday, February 6, at Pete Taylor Park/Hill Denson Field on the Southern Miss campus, play begins at 6 p.m. as John Cox, the voice of the Golden Eagles, introduces the starting lineup beginning with the coaching staff and their wives. USM’s Christian Ostrander, affectionately known as Coach Oz, will take attendees on a trip around the bases when it comes to baseball philosophy, rules, and lingo, while also providing a swing or two at the upcoming season for the Golden Eagles.
The evening will also include shopping with Carter’s Collective Fine Jewelry, a couple of raffle drawings, a physician Q&A, baseball drills, and the opportunity to get photos made with Coach Oz and some players. Attendees will enjoy traditional, All-American baseball concessions.
“We enjoy partnering with Southern Miss, so we thought we’d give ‘Batter Up! Baseball Talk for Besties’ a swing in advance of the upcoming baseball season,” said Millie Swan, Forrest Health vice president. “We are always looking for opportunities to involve our Spirit of Women members in the community while educating them about healthy living.”
You’ll definitely want to dig in for this dugout fun. Check-in gets underway at 5 p.m, with the event running from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets, which are required, are $25 for Spirit of Women and Southern Miss Eagle Club members and $35 for non-members. A limited number of tickets is available. Tickets can be purchased at www.forresthealth.org/batterup.
About Spirit of Women
With more than 8,000 members, Forrest General is the exclusive Spirit of Women hospital for Mississippi. Since 2004, Forrest General's Spirit of Women program has been a valued resource for women of all ages in the community.
Membership benefits include special discounts at Spirit of Women programs and more than 100 local retail businesses and a monthly calendar of events. A small fee of $20 provides you with a lifetime membership.
Each year programs are customized to meet the needs of today's women and their families, providing health education events and health screenings in a fun and entertaining way - it's what we call "health-u-tainment." Great speakers provide the entertainment on topics ranging from gardening to home decorating, while experts from Forrest General relay important health information covering all stages of a woman's life.
