Wheaton Baseball Team Raises Money to Fight Domestic Violence

The Wheaton College baseball team raised $760 on April 1 through their sixth annual White Ribbon Day Campaign to get more men and boys to prevent violence against women.

That amount was matched by the Rockland Trust Bank, bringing the total raised to $1,520.

The Lyons did this through an Attleboro-based organization called New Hope, which works to make people safer by ending domestic violence.

The college's SMART (sexual misconduct and assault resource team) coordinator, Melissa Rideout, helped organize the event and the team played the University of Southern Maine on April 1 as part of White Ribbon Day.

The Wheaton College baseball team is now 32-12 and has qualified for the NCAA Division 3 Tournament for the fourth straight year.