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Charity Baseball Tournament Honors Deceased USF Player Bleakley

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By BRETT McMURPHY | The Tampa Tribune

Published: March 31, 2009

TAMPA - A charity baseball tournament will be held in honor of former University of South Florida football player Will Bleakley, who was lost at sea with two NFL players on a March 1st fishing trip.

Proceeds from the tournament will go toward a scholarship fund at USF for a high school graduate who "exemplifies the courage, kindness and commitment that Will showed."

The 2009 St. Petersburg Storm will host the First "Will Bleakley Memorial Baseball Tournament" April 30-May 3 for teams ages 18-and-older. Games will be held at Frank Tack Fields and the Joe DiMaggio Complex with the championship held at Bright House Networks Field.

Cost is $250 per team. The scholarship goal is $5,000 and $2,000 already has been pledged or donated, according to the tournament's Web site: WB84.com

For information, contact Anthony Turchetti at mvstormbaseball@yahoo.com.

Reporter Brett McMurphy can be reached at (813) 259-7928.

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