Braves holds a celebrity softball game June 26 with Dale Murphy, Ryan Cameron, Dagmar Midcap, Ed Roland
June 15, 2010, by
I won’t be in town June 26 to cover the Braves celebrity softball game but in case you want to go, here’s who is scheduled to be there:
Dale Murphy
Otis Nixon
Steve Avery
Sid Bream
Gene Garber
Marquis Grissom
Javy Lopez
Greg McMichael
Brian Jordan
Coach Eddie Perez
V-103's Ryan Cameron
Braves Radio Network post-game host & Atlanta broadcasting legend Chuck Dowdle
The Bert Show's Melissa Carter, Jenn Hobby, and Wendy Adams (I presume Bert and his messed up knee prevents him from participating on the field.)
Jackson Hurst and Josh Stamberg from Lifetime's hitseries Drop Dead Diva
Grammy-nominated singer Dionne Farris
11Alive Sports Director Fred Kalil
Bronze Medal bobsledder Elana Meyers
WGCL-TV's weather anchor Dagmar Midcap
FOX-5 sports anchor Ken Rodriguez
Collective Soul's Ed Roland
San Francisco 49er's linebacker and Auburn alum Takeo Spikes
Indianapolis Colt's linebacker and Georgia Tech alum Philip Wheeler
*More alumni and celebrities may be added
The game will start at 2:30 p.m. before the Braves take on the Detroit Tigers in a 4:05 p.m. match-up on Saturday, June 26.
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