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Academy Sports + Outdoors and UAPB Athletics to Adopt Youth Baseball Team

4/1/2021 4:00:00 PM

Mentorship program kicks off with special donation of new baseball gear to league

WHO:              Academy Sports + Outdoors; University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Athletic Director Chris Robinson and coach Sebastian Stargell; Director of the Student- Athlete Advisory Committee Juwan Parker; and Pine Bluff Northern Cal Ripken/Junior Babe Ruth League President Gene Moss

WHAT:           Academy Sports + Outdoors is partnering with University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Athletics to adopt youth from the Pine Bluff Northern Cal Ripken/Junior Babe Ruth League for the Spring 2021 semester. To begin the mentorship program, Academy Sports + Outdoors and UAPB are teaming up to make a special donation of baseball gear, including bats, tees, baseballs, gloves, helmets and more to the league. UAPB Athletic Director Chris Robinson, baseball coach Sebastian Stargell and Director of Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Juwan Parker will be on site to surprise the youth with new gear.

Throughout the Spring semester, UAPB student-athletes and coaches will mentor the youth players through meaningful engagements and joint practices.

The partnership between Academy Sports + Outdoors and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) focuses on establishing meaningful community initiatives within the SWAC footprint. Specifically, these initiatives will look to activate and amplify grassroots efforts, such as youth outreach and mentoring programs, that are inclusive of students-athletes and administrators from across the conference.

WHEN:           Thursday, April 1, 2021
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

WHERE: Academy Sports + Outdoors

11400 West Markham St. Little Rock, AR 72211

About Academy

Academy is a leading full-line sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer in the United States. Originally founded in 1938 as a family business in Texas, Academy has grown to 259 stores across 16 contiguous states. Academy's mission is to provide "Fun for All" and Academy fulfills this mission with a localized merchandising strategy and value proposition that strongly connects with a broad range of consumers. Academy's product assortment focuses on key

categories of outdoor, apparel, footwear and sports & recreation through both leading national brands and a portfolio of 17 private label brands, which go well beyond traditional sporting goods and apparel offerings.

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