Diamond Dinner Set for Feb. 1

Jan. 8, 2008

NORMAN, Okla. -- Former Oklahoma baseball greats and current Major League Baseball players will return to Oklahoma to help the Sooners kick off the 2008 season at the Fifth Annual Diamond Dinner on Friday, Feb. 1.

Current Oklahoma players and coaches will also be in attendance to join the former OU greats for an autograph session.

The annual benefit dinner, which is open to the public, will be held at the Student Union Ballroom on the campus of the University of Oklahoma for the second consecutive year.

The dinner is set to begin at 7 p.m. with Reggie Willits (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim) and Bob Stephenson (1948-1950) serving as the night's honorees.

The cost to attend is $25 per person and reservations may be made by contacting the Oklahoma baseball office at (405) 325-8354.

The University of Oklahoma Home Run Club is once again the official presenter of the event. Those interested in joining the Oklahoma baseball team's official support group can do so at the banquet, or by contacting the Oklahoma baseball office, with a donation of $50.

Past Honorees
2007 - Eddie Fisher, Geoff Geary and L. Dale Mitchell
2006 - Jeff Bajenaru and Rich Hills
2005 - Kyle Denney, Damon Minor and Ryan Minor
2004 - Russ Ortiz and Mark Redman

University of Oklahoma Athletics

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