Terps, Lasorda Lead Off 2011 Season
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Feb. 4, 2011
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Maryland baseball program held its inaugural leadoff banquet Friday night at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center.
Head coach Erik Bakich introduced the 2011 Terrapins to a crowd of more than 250 and former Los Angeles Dodgers manager and Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda served as the keynote speaker.
The evening also featured live and silent auctions to raise money for the baseball program. All proceeds were matched by Capital A Entertainment and donated directly to the team.
The Terps open their season in two weeks with a four-game series at Texas from Feb. 18-20.
Click here to view a photo gallery from the banquet.
About Tommy Lasorda
Lasorda, one of the most identifiable names in baseball, had a brilliant 20-year managing career with the Dodgers. He led the team to eight division titles, four National League pennants and two World Series championships. In 1997 he was elected to baseball's highest honor, the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He has been enshrined in 15 different Halls of Fame.
The 2011 season will be the 62nd that Lasorda has been with the Dodgers organization, having played for the team and managed in the minor leagues prior to taking over the top club in 1977. Since retiring as manager, he has served as general manager, senior vice president and now as special advisor to the chairman.
Lasorda ranks 13th all-time with 1,599 career wins, and his 61 postseason games managed ranks fifth all-time behind Joe Torre, Bobby Cox, Tony LaRussa and Casey Stengel. He also managed the United States team that won the Gold Medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.
