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Owls take over Turner Field

Published on August 21, 2007 by The Sentinel

    It was a winning day for both the Atlanta Braves and
the Kennesaw State University Alumni Association on Aug. 4. The Braves
beat the Rockies six to four that night, and President
Papp served as honorary team captain. According to Lisa Duke, the
director of the alumni affairs, “approximately 1,900 tickets were
purchased through the Alumni Association.”

    A section of the stands was filled with Owl pride as
most attendees wore yellow or some type of KSU attire to cheer on one
of their own, Willie Harris.

    The alumni had a special chance to have a parade
honoring them at 5:30 p.m. It started at the Hank Aaron ramp.
Regrettably, the alumni did not get to meet any of the Braves players
during their honorary parade but they did get a special wave from
Willie Harris. Lisa Duke explains that as the game began “President
Papp accompanied the team managers and team captains to home plate to
exchange team rosters. President Papp was recognized over the sound
system as President of the University and honorary team captain.”

   Duke said, “KSU Day at Turner Field provided a tremendous
amount of marketing and PR for the university. The awareness generated
by the parade around the field prior to the start of the game,
President Papp serving as honorary team captain, gold shirts spanning
the first base upper deck, and the media coverage of the game
contributed to advertising that we could not have as effectively
achieved any other way.”

   But that’s not all, the game was apparently sold out which
means that the Alumni Association could not have picked a better day to
support the Atlanta Braves and show their pride as the KSU Owls.

   This was the first year the Alumni Association has had
such an event. In the past KSU Days at Turner Field, the number of
attendees was nearly 100. That does not compare with the 1,900 tickets
that were sold this year.