The Youngstown State baseball program will be hosting a special golf extravaganza featuring eight-time MLB All-Star Darryl Strawberry on Monday, Aug. 15, at The Lake Club in Poland, Ohio.

The event will begin with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. and each golfer will receive food and drink on the course, a full dinner after golf and a door prize. In addition, food trucks will be on site and there will be games set up throughout the course.

Golfers will also have the exclusive opportunity to have dinner and a Q&A session with four-time World Series champion Darryl Strawberry on Sunday, Aug. 14, at The Lake Club. The cost is an additional $200 per golfer, and only 80 spots are available. There will be a cocktail hour beginning at 5:30 p.m. before dinner and the Q&A session from 6:30-9 p.m.

Registration ends July 5 and all proceeds will benefit the YSU baseball program.

Strawberry, who played for four different teams during his 17-year career, was an eight-time MLB All-Star and four-time World Series champion. He helped lead the New York Mets to a World Series championship in 1986 and the New York Yankees to three titles in 1996, 1998 and 1999. Strawberry was named the 1983 National League Rookie of the Year after batting .257 with 26 home runs, seven triples and 74 RBIs. He was selected to eight consecutive All-Star games from 1984 to 1991, starting each of the first five. Strawberry finished his career with 1,401 hits, 335 home runs and 1,000 RBIs.

There are five sponsorship opportunities for the event:

Home Run ($4,000): Includes one foursome; 24" x 48" corporate signage at the clubhouse; hole sponsorship; autographed YSU baseball helmet; 10 YSU baseball 2023 season tickets.

Triple ($3,000): Includes one foursome; 16" x 32" corporate signage at the clubhouse; hole sponsorship; autographed YSU baseball helmet; five YSU baseball 2023 season tickets.

Double ($2,000): Includes one foursome; hole sponsorship; on-course game sponsor; autographed YSU baseball; five YSU baseball 2023 season tickets.

Single ($1,000): Includes one foursome; YSU baseball mini helmet; five YSU baseball 2023 season tickets.

Hole Sponsors ($200): Name and/or logo will be displayed at a hole for participants to see.

For questions and additional information, contact YSU Head Coach Dan Bertolini at dabertolini@ysu.edu or 330-502-2187.