COTUIT — Saturday, June 6th will be a special day at Elizabeth Lowell Park when the Cotuit Kettleers host the Lexington Blue Sox in an exhibition doubleheader starting at 1:00 pm.
Donations for the fight against Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS) will be accepted Saturday during the Cotuit Kettleers’ exhibition doubleheader against the Lexington Blue Sox in honor of Pete Frates, creator of the Ice Bucket Challenge and former Boston College baseball captain.
Photo courtesy of Pete Frates.com
Former Blue Sox Pete Frates who faced the Kettleers four separate times at Lowell Park will be feted for his tremendous work raising funds to fight Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Frates is the individual behind the world-famous Ice Bucket Challenge that has helped raise over $100 million dollars to bring awareness to the fight against ALS. All the proceeds donated this June 6th when the kettles are passed at Lowell Park will be donated to Frates’ cause.
The former Boston College baseball captain was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease in March 2012 and made his final visit to Cotuit and Lowell Park with the Blue Sox in June of 2011.
“He was always excited to play at Lowell Park because he knew how special a venue Lowell Park is to the players, Coaches, GM, staff and without doubt the great Cotuit Fans,” explained Blue Sox manager Rick De’Angelis, himself a former Kettleer from 1968.
“While Pete played summer collegiate ball in a number of different summer leagues, he missed out on the Cape. So, in one sense, the trip to Cotuit – and he made four4– was meaningful to Pete. He wanted to play well because he had so much admiration for all the hard work that the players put into their dreams while playing for Cotuit.”
— Press release provided by the Cotuit Kettleers. Edited by Capecod.com Sports Editor Sean Walsh. Send email to [email protected]
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