YSU baseball to hold autism awareness game on April 30

In conjunction with YSU World Penguin Day, which is April 25, the Youngstown State baseball program and the Rich Center for Autism are hosting an autism awareness game at noon April 30 against Milwaukee at Eastwood Field.

SenSource Vice President and Rich Center Advisory Board member, Kevin Stefko, will be throwing out the first pitch at the game. Gate receipts and donations at the gate that day will benefit the Rich Center for Autism. In addition, YSU players will be wearing special autism awareness jerseys for that game. As part of the event, those game-worn jerseys will be auctioned off and the proceeds will benefit the Rich Center and the YSU baseball program.

The jersey auction ends 6 p.m. May 1, All auction winners will be able to pick up their jerseys at the YSU Athletic Ticket Office in Stambaugh Stadium during regular business hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) starting May 3.

The Rich Center for Autism was established in 1995 through the collaborative efforts of the Kosar, Rich (Ricchiuti), and Rubino families who have a shared interest in autism. In collaboration with Youngstown State University, The Rich Center for Autism is located on the campus and functions as a not-for-profit.

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