{"id":69619,"date":"2016-03-17T08:37:46","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T13:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/?p=69619"},"modified":"2016-03-17T16:53:15","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T21:53:15","slug":"alumni-association-hosts-pregame-social-in-biloxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/2016\/03\/alumni-association-hosts-pregame-social-in-biloxi\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Association hosts pregame social in Biloxi"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Delta State Alumni Association recently hosted a pregame party before the Statesmen baseball team played William Carey Univeristy at MGM Park \u2013 Shuckers Stadium in Biloxi.<\/p>\n

The social was held in the Mercedes Benz Club and appetizers were provided for guests. Over 100 alumni, friends and prospective students attended the event.<\/p>\n

\"Jeffrey<\/a>

Jeffrey Farris \u201804\/\u201905 (l to r), director of Alumni Affairs; Brett Walker \u201905, Hancock Investment Services; Cristina Coca \u201913, director of Community Relations at MGM Park.<\/p><\/div>\n

Delta State staff\u00a0members in attendance were: Kara Talley and Sarah Shepherd, admissions recruiters; Jeffrey Farris, director of Alumni Affairs; and Keith Fulcher, executive director of Alumni-Foundation. Andrew “FoFo” Gilich, the mayor of Biloxi, also attended and\u00a0welcomed the crowd to the Gulf Coast.<\/p>\n

Delta State alumnus and former Statesmen Mark Graham \u201983, of Dallas, Texas, threw out the first pitch to former teammate Steven Tomaszewski \u201974, of Ocean Springs. The Statesmen defeated William Carey 4-1. The contest was part of a series of 27 college baseball games that will be played at MGM Park.<\/p>\n

To view pictures from the event, visit: https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dsualumni\/albums\/72157665909544436<\/a>.\u00a0To watch a video clip, visit https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3H7jp9XbZBo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To stay up to date on the Alumni Association\u2019s activities, follow these social media sites: Facebook (Statesmen Graduates<\/strong><\/a>), Twitter (@DSU_Alumni<\/strong><\/a>), Tumblr (http:\/\/www.dsualumni.tumblr.com<\/strong><\/a>), LinkedIn (DSU alumni<\/strong><\/a>), Instagram (dsualumni<\/strong><\/a>) and You Tube (dsualumni1<\/strong><\/a>). Save the date for this year\u2019s Go Green Weekend (April 2), Pig Pickin\u2019 (Sept.\u00a024) and Homecoming (Oct. 15).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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