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Scotty will get his cuts

Submitted by timstevens on 06/08/2011 - 07:58
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Scotty McCreery missed his junior baseball season while he was off winning "American Idol" but he'll get to display some of his skills swinging a bat on Saturday, June 11 when he is scheduled to play in the Country Music Awards Music Festival's Celebrity Softball Challenge in Nashville, Tenn.

McCreery, who was a baseball pitcher, is on the roster for the Grand Ole Opry team for the celebrity game. Proceeds go to City of Hope, a charity  that supports medical research for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases.

Also on the Grand Ole Opry squad is former University of North Carolina linebacker Chase Rice of "Survivor" fame, who is now a country music artist; country music star Vince Gill and Tennessee Titans quarterback Kerry Collins.

Lauren Alaina, who reached the finals of Idol, is on the other team, The AfterMidnight with Blair Garner club.

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dear really.

Thu, 06/09/2011 - 09:59 — mahal2005

really!!!!!! why are you here snooping where your not needed, get out of here if you dont want to here more about our idol scotty. we love reading latest articles about him now that idol is finish.. we will not stop following his career.. understand!!!!!!!

Scotty-Softball

Wed, 06/08/2011 - 20:32 — wek41

Bread and circuses !

This is relevant news ?

This is nonsense.

Really

Wed, 06/08/2011 - 09:03 — stevemichaels

Scotty is a nice story - but are we forever more going to hear about every little thing he does?  Geez, I wonder what ever happended to our last "idol celebrity" from Raleigh? 

SCOTTY

Wed, 06/08/2011 - 13:24 — hilda77

Dear "REALLY":

We WANT to hear "every little thing that Scotty does".  We are having Scotty-withdrawal symptoms right now, since American Idol went off the air! 

Please do not discourage the N&O from printing all the PICTURES, articles, and trivia that it can get it's hands on in regard to Scotty from Garner North Carolina.  If you don't want to read about him, don't.  We have a WORLD of bad news all around us 24/7, please don't take this ALL AMERICAN GUY with his AMERICAN DREAM story away from us.

It makes me happy.  Thanks.

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About the blogger

Tim has covered high school sports for more than 40 years. He is the only active newspaper reporter in the National High School Sports Hall of Fame and is a member of the N.C. High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. He was the co-author of the original NCHSAA record book. When he not writing about boys and girls, he often is at church or in a theater. Email Tim.
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