This weekend at the Yard

This weekend at the Yard.

June 29th, 2018

FRIDAY, JUNE 29
FRIDAY FIREWORKS & MUSIC AT AMERICA'S BALLPARK 
The Orioles will host "Friday Fireworks & Music at America's Ballpark," presented by Maryland Credit Unions, featuring a postgame, on-field musical performance from singer, songwriter, and philanthropist GRACIE SCHRAM. The Kansas City native has traveled the world performing in London, Sweden, and China. Schram's latest release, Dear Fall, hit #2 on iTunes, and her lead single, "Anywhere You Go," was played on Sirius XM's The Pulse. Schram's career is firmly rooted in her humanitarian spirit. Since her debut album, she has raised nearly $50,000 to build an orphanage in Haiti, two fish ponds in Africa, and a home in Colombia. She will also perform the national anthem prior to the game and "This Land Is Your Land" during the seventh-inning stretch. Schram will be available for interviews at 6:20 p.m. ET on the warning track. 
ORIOLE WIVES AT UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
On Friday, CHRIS and JILL DAVIS, ANDREW CASHNER and his fiancé JAMIE, and other Orioles Wives and players will host an event for pediatric cancer patients at the University of Maryland Children's Hospital. They will provide food, arts and crafts, and a 'pink party' with hair, makeup, and nails. The event is closed to media, but footage and photographs will be available following the event.
BIRDLAND COMMUNITY HERO: Sharon Maneki 
SHARON MANEKI
, President of the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland, will be recognized as Friday's Birdland Community Hero. For over three decades, Maneki has tirelessly served blind and low-vision Marylanders, advocating for the blind and their families, and working to provide them with necessary resources and opportunities. The Orioles will make a $2,500 donation to the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland.
SATURDAY, JUNE 30
PITCH, HIT & RUN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
The Orioles will host Major League Baseball's Pitch, Hit & Run Team Championship at Oriole Park on Saturday beginning at 8:30 a.m. The top 24 qualifiers from Delaware and Maryland will compete in hopes of advancing to the National Finals, which will take place during the 2018 MLB All-Star Week in Washington, D.C. The winning participants will be honored in a pregame ceremony at Oriole Park prior to Saturday's game. Media should RSVP to [email protected]
BIRDLAND HAWAIIAN SHIRT
The first 35,000 fans, 15 and over, will receive a Birdland Hawaiian Shirt. 
BIRDLAND COMMUNITY HERO: Amy Caprio
Fallen Baltimore County Police Officer, AMY CAPRIO, will be honored as Saturday's Birdland Community Hero. Capiro served as a Baltimore County police officer for the last four years before being killed in the line of duty while responding to an incident in Perry Hall, Md., on May 21, 2018. Her husband, TIM CAPRIO, will accept the award on her behalf, and the Orioles will make a $2,500 donation to the Harford County Humane Society in her honor.
SUNDAY, JULY 1
CEREMONIAL FIRST PITCH: Maryland Teacher of the Year
Prior to Sunday's game, JOSHUA CARROLL, the 2018 Maryland Teacher of the Year, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch. He will be joined by representatives of the 24 local school systems in a pregame ceremony. Carroll, an English teach for grades 9-12 at South River High School in Anne Arundel County, is also the head cross country coach and assistant coach for track and field. He also serves on the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association for cross country. The Maryland Teacher of the Year Program is the State's premiere teacher recognition program. Each year, one teacher, from each of the 24 local school systems in Maryland, is selected as its Teacher of the Year. The 24 Teachers compete to be named the Maryland Teacher of the Year, and the winner then enters the National Teacher of the Year competition.
BIRDLAND COMMUNITY HERO: Joe Paska 
The Orioles will recognize JOE PASKA of the USO Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore, as Sunday's Birdland Community Hero. Paska, a retired Army Major, has been volunteering with the USO since 2015, welcoming service members home at the USO BWI Lounge, helping them to adjust to life back home. The Orioles will make a $2,500 donation to the USO Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore BWI Lounge.
MILITARY APPRECIATION PROGRAM
Military members from the 200th MP Command will enjoy the game in a suite, experience a meet-and-greet with DYLAN BUNDY and DARREN O'DAY, and receive a t-shirt and cap as part of the Orioles' Military Appreciation Sunday Suite Program, presented by GEICO.
KIDS RUN THE BASES EVERY SUNDAY
Sundays are family days at the ballpark, when all fans ages 4-14 will be able to participate in a postgame Kids Run the Bases Every Sunday, presented by Weis Markets.