Tucker Barnhart and the Reds Caravan
The Cincinnati Reds caravan stopped by Brownsburg for the second consecutive year, and this time they brought great news on the future of Brownsburg Little League. Last year, Kirk LeBlanc contacted Tucker Barnhart, to see if the Reds could provide any help in getting a new facility for the Brownsburg Little League. Tucker was delighted to help, and soon put him in contact with Charley Frank, the fundraising coordinator for the Reds organization. Tucker and Drew Storen, another professional ball player out of Brownsburg, donated $50,000 to the little league to help them build their new facilities.
Charley and the Reds are always looking for opportunities to give back to the communities that support them. Tucker was instrumental in getting the ideas rolling for Brownsburg specifically, and has kept true to his roots by giving back to the town he grew up in. “(We) decided that if this was important to Tucker, that it was a great thing for us to be involved with”.
This wasn’t all that they brought with them. Along for the ride were members of the Reds team, including former members and officials in the organization. Among them was Nick Krall, assistant general manager and former player, Scott Schebler, an outfielder for the Reds, and Austin Brice, a pitcher on the Reds staff. They answered questions and interacted with the kids in the audience, handing out advice and fun stories while trying to recruit some new fans to their team. Naturally, autographs and chatting with the team members was part of the action.
During the event, the players unveiled the name of one of the new fields that Brownsburg will have: Tucker Barnhart Field.
From Left to Right – Grandpa, Dad, Tucker, his wife and newborn, mom, sister, and grandma were all in on the affair…
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