Charles Esten, David Nail & More Confirmed for 26th Annual City of Hope Celebrity Softball Game
Several of Music City's hottest stars will take part in the 26th Annual City of Hope Celebrity Softball Game, presented by Staples, on Tuesday, June 7th.
Batter up!
Several of Music City’s hottest stars will take part in the 26th Annual City of Hope Celebrity Softball Game, presented by Staples, on Tuesday, June 7th. Charles Esten, Vince Gill, Chris Lane, Scotty McCreery, Bret Michaels, David Nail, RaeLynn, and Jamie Lynn Spears, are among the first acts confirmed to ‘strike out cancer’ by competing on the Grand Ole Opry and iHeartCountry teams.
The game, which has become a fan-favorite event during the CMA Music Festival, will kick off at 3pm at First Tennessee Park in Nashville, Tennessee. Additional artists will be announced in the coming weeks. In the meantime, tickets are available via Ticketmaster.
A highlight of the 2016 game will be when Aaron Yniquez an 8-year-old City of Hope patient from Redlands, California will finally have the chance to meet his donor, Yolanda Nava, a Southwest Airlines® employee from Arlington, Texas. During his treatments for acute myeloid leukemia, Yniquez received a donation of genetically matched stem cells from Nava. The donation saved his life.
Also at this year’s game, music industry veteran Bruce Hinton will be honored as the founder of the longstanding event.
Stay tuned to Sounds Like Nashville leading up to the 26th Annual City of Hope Celebrity Softball Game as we’ll be bringing you exclusive content as the official Social Media Ambassador for the game!
