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The Alabama Legislature will take on the Mississippi Legislature in the Second Annual “Battle of Tombigbee” charity softball game scheduled to be played at Montgomery’s Riverwalk Stadium at 6 p.m on April 23. Pre-game festivities begin at 5:30 p.m.
Proceeds from the game will benefit Children’s of Alabama, which is ranked among the best children’s hospitals in the nation by U.S. News and World Report and provides specialized inpatient, outpatient, and primary care to ill and injured children from all of Alabama’s 67 counties, 47 states and seven countries around the world.
House Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen, R-Hartselle, an organizer of the series, said he looks forward to defending the softball title and playing host to legislative counterparts from a sister southeastern state.
“The Alabama Legislature proudly brought home the championship belt in the inaugural game played in Mississippi last year, and we look forward to keeping the belt in its place of honor at the State House for another year,” Stadthagen said. “But regardless of which state wins on the scoreboard, the real winners will be Children’s of Alabama and the young patients who will receive world-class care with the money we raise.”
The first “Battle of Tombigbee” softball game, which is named after the river that runs through both states, was played last June at Trustmark Park in Pearl, Mississippi and saw Alabama lawmakers score a 7 to 5 victory. Proceeds from that game benefited Children’s of Mississippi.
Anne Phillips Arrington, a Montgomery native and Children’s of Alabama patient who had part of her leg amputated after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma bone cancer, will throw out the first pitch. The fourth-grader, who recently finished her treatments, has competed in two 5K races with her prosthetic leg and currently plays basketball.
Tickets for the charity softball game may be purchased at the Riverwalk Stadium box office or by visiting https://www.ticketreturn.com/TRMobile/#/tickets/choose-tickets/choose-section?EventID=352996.
