This Unique Groundhog Day Fundraiser a Home Run for Middle Tennessee Baseball
Published: Feb. 2, 2024, 6:12 p.m.
Ham hocks, white beans, tomato salad, green onions, cornbread, chocolate cake and ice cream, and don't forget the Groundhog. Middle Tennessee Baseball uses this unique Groundhog Day banquet to fund its team for the year and celebrate past and present players.
MTSU s Chip Walters emcee s 51st MTSU Groundhog Day luncheon on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, to launch the MTSU baseball seasonAmy Myers takes a photo of Raider II the taxidermied groundhog at the MTSU Groundhog Day luncheon on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, to launch the MTSU baseball seasonTyler Burnett, this year s recipient of MTSU s Railbirds jacket, right is congratulated by Lee De Leon during the MTSU Groundhog Day luncheon on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, to launch the MTSU baseball seasonLeft to right Joe Baltz, Jeremy Fuller, Chad Underwood and Peter Keating during the MTSU Groundhog Day luncheon on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, to launch the MTSU baseball seasonMTSU Associate Head Baseball Coach and Hitting Coach Kevin Nichols speaks during the MTSU s 51st Groundhog Day luncheon on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, to launch the MTSU baseball seasonSara Burnett turns around and congratulates her husband Tyler Burnett for being awarded this year s Railbirds jacket during the MTSU Groundhog Day luncheon on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, to launch the MTSU baseball seasonMTSU s Chip Walters emcee s the MTSU Groundhog Day luncheon with a question and answer session with some of the baseball coaches and players on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, to launch the MTSU baseball seasonMTSU Associate Head Baseball Coach and Hitting Coach Kevin Nichols speaks during the MTSU s 51st Groundhog Day luncheon on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, to launch the MTSU baseball season. MTSU Head Baseball Coach Jerry Meyers could not attend the event due to an emergency in his familyFormer MTSU baseball player from 2008-2010 Tyler Burnett, left accepts this year s Railbirds jacket from MTSU Associate Head Baseball Coach and Hitting Coach Kevin Nichols during the MTSU s 51st Groundhog Day luncheon on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, to launch the MTSU baseball seasonThe 2024 MTSU baseball players are introduced during the 51st MTSU Groundhog Day luncheon on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, to launch the MTSU baseball seasonFormer MTSU baseball player Tyler Burnett, right, looks at his Railbirds jacket after being awarded the jacket during the 51st annual MTSU Groundhog Day luncheon on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, to launch the MTSU baseball season. Burnett s wife Sara Burnett, left also admires the jacketThe 2024 MTSU baseball players were introduced during MTSU s 51st Groundhog Day luncheon on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, to launch the MTSU baseball season
