Some of Indianapolis’ top professional athletes plus other celebrities came together to help raise money for a great cause. It was a perfect evening in downtown Indy at the seventh annual Caroline Symmes Celebrity Softball Challenge.
And Robert Mathis has been the face of it from the beginning, in 2009. This year, he had teammate Dwayne Allen and Paul George of the Pacers team up with him to host this special event, arguably one of the summer’s most enjoyable.
Watch below as VigilantSports.com talked with both Mathis and Allen prior to the game.
Prior to the game, I did a Periscope session (live video) of the scene at Victory Field, players arriving and throwing to get loose. Pacers big man Shayne Whittington joined me for a few minutes.
And Pacers head coach Frank Vogel had the honor of throwing out the first pitch: