Appleby To Receive Ilitch School’s 2018 Executive of the Year Award

Appleby To Receive Ilitch School’s 2018 Executive of the Year Award

Source: United Shore Professional Baseball News

ROCHESTER, Mich. – Founder, CEO and Commissioner of the United Shore Professional Baseball League Andy Appleby will receive the prestigious Ilitch School’s 2018 Executive of the Year Award from Wayne State University. The presentation of the award will take place at the Detroit Athletic Club on Oct. 15 as part of the 38th Annual Recognition and Awards Program. “I want to thank Wayne State University and the board of the Mike Ilitch School of Business for recognizing me with this award,” said Appleby. “It is even more special given the enormous impact Mr. Ilitch had in our sports and entertainment profession over the years.” Appleby created the USPBL in 2015 and three professional baseball teams, Birmingham Bloomfield Beavers, Eastside Diamond Hoppers and Utica Unicorns, began play in 2016 at Jimmy John’s Field in historic downtown Utica. The league added a fourth team in 2017, the Westside Woolly Mammoths. The league continues to set attendance records, selling out 61 of 75 games this season, and works hard at creating a premium experience for each and every fan that walks through the gates. One of the greatest accomplishments of the USPBL has to be the 25 players that have signed with Major League Baseball…

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