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Westlake High’s baseball team will retire former standout Christian Yelich’s No. 25 jersey before the school’s fourth annual alumni game. The alumni defeated the varsity squad during last year’s showdown, but varsity owns a 2-1 edge in the series. This year’s event is Sat., Jan. 9 at Westlake’s varsity baseball field.

Here’s what you need to know:

Gates open: 10 a.m.
Batting practice: 11 a.m.
Home run derby: noon
Christian Yelich ceremony: 12:45 p.m.
Alumni game: 1 p.m.

Many former Westlake players are expected to participate at this year’s event, including the following Warriors:

Mike Lieberthal
Matt Franco
Kevin Howard
Sean Howard
Mike Nickeas
Cutter Dykstra
Luke Dykstra
Chris Parker
Scott Dragicevich
Jeff Dragicevich
Tyler Adamczyk
Shane Kroker
Tim Carr
Justin Blaine
Cody Cipriano
Collin Yelich
Nick Noack
Casey Ryan
Zak Daniels
Matt Donovan
Josh Gomez



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