Hometown Hero

Darren was nominated for "Chico Outlaws Hometown Hero". Each game they recognize someone in the community for the services they have provided and their excellence in community involvement. Darren was recognized for several different reasons, including, U.S. Marine Corp. veteran, American Legion, Graduating with Honors from American River Mortuary Science, his outstanding service at Newton-Bracewell specializing in Veteran services, and congratulating him on becoming a first time father on 01/19/07. We originally had planned on taking a few friends to a game with all of our extra tickets, it just so happened that they were all (or most) were there to see him receive his t-shirts and recognition for "Hometown Hero"! Usually they tell the recipient what night they will be recognized, but because they weren't able to reach Darren, I kept it my little secret and let it be one big suprise for him!!! He was very excited! Darren was also signed up to do the Dizzy Bat Contest. There are two contestants, one was Darren and the other was a friend of Darren's they each had to put their heads on the bat and spin around it 10 times and then attempt to run down the baseline. It was very fun to watch considering they both had a few beers before hand. Darren just about fell into the Outlaws dugout, but luckily was caught by a player and headed into the right direction and won dinner for two...