Sports
North Penn Baseball Hosts 'Community Knight' At Friday Game Against Hatboro-Horsham
Young players in the community will join their high school role models, and there will be four new inductees into the Hall of Fame.
LANSDALE, PA — The North Penn Knights baseball team will hold their annual "Community Knight" during their game this Friday against the Hatboro-Horsham Hatters.
The annual Community Knight invites little league and middle school baseball players to join the high school players on the field for the National Anthem.
"Knight at the Ballpark helps the North Penn Knights to connect with countless elementary and middle school families, for whom the NPHS student athletes hope to be viewed as solid role models," the district said in a statement.
Find out what's happening in Hatboro-Horshamfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The Knights will also hold their annual "Knights of Fame" Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony just before the game. The school said that this year's inductees include Tom Christy, class of ‘80; Rick Budweg, class of ‘75; Terry Moyer, class of ‘72; and Larry Pijanowski, class of ‘85.
The event begins at 7 p.m. on May 12 at the Nor-Gwyn Baseball Complex on the Ben Hostelley Field on Hancock St. in Upper Gwynedd.
Find out what's happening in Hatboro-Horshamfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Patch file photo
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.