Join us as Archbishop Robert G. Casey of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati throws out the first pitch at an upcoming Cincinnati Reds home game. Media are invited to capture footage of Archbishop Casey’s ceremonial first pitch on Saturday, August 30 at Great American Ballpark. The pitch will be around 6:25 p.m., prior to the game between the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals, which begins at 6:40 p.m.

The first pitch will be part of a special night at Great American Ballpark with the Archdiocese of Cincinnati! In addition to Archbishop Casey’s participation, the evening will include a celebration of Catholic schools across the archdiocese who educate 42,000 students annually. Catholic school principals from all 87 grade schools and 24 high schools will be invited onto the field around 6:20 p.m. to be recognized before the game.

Join us at the ballpark by purchasing discounted tickets for the August 30 game through Reds ticketing at the following link: https://www.gofevo.com/event/Archdiocesecincinnati2

For each discounted ticket purchased through this website, $5 will be donated to the Catholic Education Foundation of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati is the 45^th largest Catholic diocese in the country, with nearly 440,000 Catholics, and has the fifth largest Catholic school system in terms of enrollment with more than 41,000 students.  The 19-county territory includes 199 canonical parishes organized into 57 Families of Parishes, and 111 Catholic primary and secondary schools.