Tyson Foods is the First-Ever Title Sponsor of the Black College World Series
April 21 2022 - 4:27PM
To support student-athletes at Historically
Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN)
announced today that it will be the title sponsor of the Black
College World Series (BCWS) in each of the next three years.
The Tyson Foods Black College World Series for 2022 will be
played from May 11 – 15 at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery, Ala.,
and will involve eight HBCU baseball teams. The top team from the
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II bracket
in the tournament will face off against the top team from the
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) bracket to
determine the champion.
"The Black College World Series has sought to identify partners
who share our vision to elevate the experiences of student athletes
at HBCUs and provide a platform to showcase talent within Black
college baseball,” said Gavin King, Chair of the BCWS Montgomery
Advisory Committee. “Our new partnership with Tyson Foods allows us
to do just that; we are incredibly pleased to have Tyson Foods as
title sponsor for the next three years. Together, we look forward
to welcoming the competing schools, fans, alumni and everyone else
who will join us.”
“We are looking forward to the Black College World Series in
Montgomery, and the new events and opportunities in the coming
years. HBCU baseball brings excitement, and we are ecstatic that
Tyson Foods has joined in that excitement,” added Michael Coker,
Executive Director of Black College Championships. “We look forward
to everyone enjoying the pageantry and nostalgia of Black College
Baseball. We are pleased to be partnering with Tyson Foods to
provide a championship level tournament over the next few
years.”
“We’re honored and excited to support the Black College World
Series, which we know is special to the HBCU community,
student-athletes, coaches and the thousands of fans who will be
attending and watching online,” said John R. Tyson, executive vice
president of strategy and chief sustainability officer of Tyson
Foods. “Our participation is also in recognition of the HBCU
graduates who are part of our company as well as the communities
where we live and work.”
As the official hot dog of summer, Ball Park, one of the Tyson
Foods’ portfolio brands, is joining Tyson Foods in the three-year
sponsorship agreement with the BCWS.
This year’s tournament will host approximately 15,000 fans and
will be streamed online by the Black College Sports Network. The
inaugural Black College World Series was held last year, with
Bluefield State College, in West Virginia, defeating Xavier
University of Louisiana for the championship.
About Tyson FoodsTyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN)
is one of the world’s largest food companies and a recognized
leader in protein. Founded in 1935 by John W. Tyson and grown under
four generations of family leadership, the Company has a broad
portfolio of products and brands like Tyson®, Jimmy Dean®,
Hillshire Farm®, Ball Park®, Wright®, Aidells®, ibp® and State
Fair®. Tyson Foods innovates continually to make protein more
sustainable, tailor food for everywhere it’s available and raise
the world’s expectations for how much good food can do.
Headquartered in Springdale, Arkansas, the Company had
approximately 137,000 team members on October 2, 2021. Through
its Core Values, Tyson Foods strives to operate with integrity,
create value for its shareholders, customers, communities and team
members and serve as a steward of the animals, land and environment
entrusted to it. Visit www.tysonfoods.com.
About Black College Championships, LLCBlack
College Championships, LLC was formed in 2021 to organize and run
Historically Black College and University baseball World Series
events in 2022 and beyond. The goal of the alliance is to stage a
national postseason baseball tournament featuring the best HBCU
collegiate baseball teams from the National Collegiate Athletic
Association Division II and the National Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics. The alliance includes Alexander Wyche,
Founder/Director of Minority Baseball Prospects; Michael Coker,
HBCU baseball guru and Lead Contemporary Writer/Reporter at Black
College Nines; A.D. Drew, Marketing Director of the Black College
Sports Network (BCSN); Roy M. Eavins II, CEO of Jericho
Broadcasting Networks; Roger Cador, former head baseball coach at
Southern University; Texas Southern University Dean, Dr. Jafus
Kenyatta Cavil and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers
Association Executive Director Bo Carter. For Black College World
Series updates, visit the Black College Championships website
at https://blackcollegechampionships.com
Contact: Gary Mickelson, 479-236-9022
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