Brad Mize, the son of the late Howard and Lisa Mize of Oxford and former student at J.F. Webb in Oxford, certainly has his hands full. He is an assistant baseball coach at Heritage High School in Wake Forest and the General Manager for Wake Forest’s Fungo Baseball team which will begin its season on May 27th. Fungo features college players from a variety of colleges including UNCW, UNCG, College of Charleston, Hofstra, Elon, Mt. Olive, Louisburg and more.
“Between June 2nd and July 28th we will play fifty games,” Mize said on Thursday’s SportsTalk. That’s a lot of baseball. The team plays in Flaherty Park in Wake Forest and Mize said it’s a great fun atmosphere and cheaper than seeing the Mudcats or the Bulls play. “Tickets are only $7 and kids under 12 get in free,” Mize said. Special events are scheduled throughout the season like Thirsty Thursday, Hometown Heroes honoring local police and fire departments and the Centennial Weekend June 23rd through June 25th celebrating 100 years of baseball in Wake Forest.
It’s not all about baseball for Mize as part of his job is helping players find housing for two months. “We are blessed to have local families that support us and take in players during the season,” Mize explained.
The first game for Fungo is an away game on May 27th.
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