Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | March 18, 2024 | Worcester Business Journal 11 All of our events are available within MA State Guidelines. BOOK A SUMMER COMPANY OUTING TODAY AT WACHUSETT. Call 978.464.2300 x3175 or email sales@wachusett.com Put the "OUT" back in your Company Outing. Bring your colleagues OUT to Wachusett Mountain. Aer a year of working remotely, head OUTside with your team this summer. Enjoy OUTdoor recreation, hiking, fun activities, and our scenic Skyride. Get OUT together, socially distant within our spacious grounds and custom tented areas. Regardless of your group size, time to think OUT-of-the box. We'll create an OUTstanding menu for you, from clambakes to barbecues (as low as $28.50 per person). G O L F, M E E T I N G S , A N D T O U R I S M G U I D E F O C U S the local community by addressing food insecurities in the city, by helping with youth sports, and supporting Recre- ation Worcester by offering clinics to youth sports players on both sides of the teams. ere will be a Braveheart Day at WooSox's Polar Park stadium. e play- ers from the WooSox will even be at our home opener on May 25. We thought the fit was right for us to work together on whatever we can do to support the local community. Can the Worcester market support two baseball teams? 100%. ere are so many good fans in the city and surrounding Worcester County who can support both teams. Plus, there are two different atmo- spheres. At Bravehearts, we're helping collegiate-level kids who want to be pros eventually, whereas the WooSox have talent a step away from the major leagues. Having both of those teams and franchises work collectively is great for the city, and I hope all fans embrace both teams. It helps when they're on the road, we're home; and vice versa. What should fans know about the Worcester Bravehearts? Fans will get honest, humble owner- ship that really cares about the commu- nity and giving back. We are passionate • American International College • Amherst College • Assumption University • Babson College • Bentley University • Binghamton University • Bryant University • Colby College • College of the Holy Cross • Cornell University • Drury University • Eastern Connecticut State University • Eckerd College • Elon University • Endicott College • Florida Atlantic University • Franklin Pierce University • Harvard University • Hofstra University • Keene State College • Merrimack College • Middlebury College • New Jersey Institute of Technology • Northeastern University • Palm Beach Atlantic University • Quinnipiac University • Rollins College • Southern New Hampshire University • State University of New York Maritime College • Tufts University • University of Connecticut • University of Maine • UMass Amherst • UMass Lowell • University of New Haven • Wheaton College • Wofford College Bravehearts players' colleges The Worcester Bravehearts play in the Futures Collegiate Baseball League of New England, which means all of their players hail from college baseball. These are the colleges where Bravehearts players have played. Source: Worcester Bravehearts "I hope all fans embrace both teams." Matthew Vaccaro, president of the Worcester Bravehearts about youth sports, including soball and other diamond sports. We honestly care about all sports because anything giving kids an opportunity to be a kid is worthwhile. We hope to have a success- ful run for as long as this takes us, and we hope the fans come out and support the Bravehearts moving forward. is interview was conducted and edited for length and clarity by WBJ correspondent Sloane M. Perron. W

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