Indiana University Athletics
Grand Slam for Literacy Book Drive
4/9/2015 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana baseball has teamed up with IU's INSPIRE Living-Learning Center to start Grand Slam for Literacy, a program designed to motivate local elementary students to read more.
In conjunction with the program, fans are invited to donate gently-used books at the main entrance of Bart Kaufman Field at the Hoosiers' Saturday and Sunday home games vs. Rutgers, which begin at 2:05 p.m. and 1:05 p.m. ET, respectively.
Grand Slam for Literacy participants were rewarded based on the amount of reading they completed. Prizes included tickets to IU baseball games on April 11 or 12, the opportunity to stand on the field with the team during the national anthem and more.
Nearly 300 kids signed up for the first-ever Grand Slam for Literacy, which started at the beginning of February and concludes this weekend. Players visited local schools earlier this year to visit with students and emphasize the importance of reading.
Indiana hosts Rutgers in a weekend series, April 10-12, at Bart Kaufman Field.
