Atlanta Braves and Truist Announce the 2025 HBCU Recipients for the Homers for Hank Together with Truist Initiative
Baseball and softball programs at six Historically Black Colleges and Universities from across Braves Country to receive program support, fulfilling the initiative’s commitment of $1 million
The Atlanta Braves and Truist announced today the six Historically Black College and University (HBCU) recipients for the 2025 Homers for Hank Together with Truist initiative, fulfilling a $1 million commitment over the past five years. The six schools selected are located across four states in Braves Country – Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina – and will receive important program support ranging from necessary on-site storage space for equipment, to field improvements, access to technology, and more.
Projects for selected school programs are expected to be completed by the end of the year. The list of the 2025 Homers for Hank Together with Truist recipients and their respective program investments include:
- Alabama A&M in Huntsville, AL, whose baseball program will receive an HD camera system for analysis and streaming.
- Albany State University in Albany, GA, whose baseball and softball programs will collectively receive arena-style batting cages, field improvements, new uniforms, and various new equipment.
- Benedict College in Columbia, SC, whose baseball and softball programs will collectively receive field maintenance equipment, backstop padding, a storage building, field tarps, and a batting cage.
- Claflin University in Orangeburg, SC, whose softball program will receive a pitching machine and equipment.
- Jackson State University in Jackson, MS, whose baseball program will receive a turf home plate halo and HitTrax Technology.
- South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, SC, whose softball program will receive a pitching machine and equipment.
In 2021, Homers for Hank Together with Truist was established by the Atlanta Braves and Truist to invest in local HBCU baseball and softball programs across Braves Country. Supported by the Henry Louis Aaron Fund, the program provides crucial program support needed for the development of diverse scholar-athletes to pursue their dreams both on and off the field, continuing the legacy of Hank Aaron by creating quality baseball experiences across our region.
For each home run hit by the Atlanta Braves throughout the season, Truist donates $755 to the Henry Louis Aaron Fund to support this work, amounting to a $1 million minimum commitment across five years. Following the completion of these 2025 projects, the Homers for Hank Together with Truist initiative will proudly reach this $1 million commitment, having invested in the important work of furthering the development of the game across our local, diverse communities.
To date, the Homers for Hank Together with Truist initiative has gifted grants to various additional HBCU baseball and softball programs across Braves Country, including:
- Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, GA, whose baseball and softball programs collectively received state-of-the-art batting cages, a Hack Attack machine, equipment bags, field cover, warms up, and unforms, as well as baseballs and softballs.
- Savannah State University in Savannah, GA, whose baseball program received new uniforms and will receive a pitching machine, among additional equipment.
- Tennessee State University in Nashville, TN, whose softball program will receive facility upgrades.
- Tougaloo College in Jackson, MS, whose baseball and softball programs collectively received new batting cage nets, field maintenance equipment, game equipment, and field improvements.
- Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, AL, whose baseball and softball programs collectively received a custom halo plate.
Through Homers for Hank Together with Truist and with the Henry Louis Aaron Fund, the Atlanta Braves are proud to partner with Truist to invest in HBCU baseball and softball programs across Braves Country, growing the game in impactful ways for years to come and building community through baseball in honor of Hank Aaron’s legacy.
For more information about Homers for Hank Together with Truist, visit Braves.com/HomersforHank.