The Northern Illinois University baseball team will host its First Pitch Banquet on Sunday, Feb. 4 at 5 p.m. at Acquaviva Winery in Maple Park.

The special guest for the evening will be Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder and Chicago native Jack Suwinski. Suwinski hit 26 home runs with 74 runs batted in in 144 games for the Pirates last season in his second full Major League Baseball season.

Tickets cost $80 per person. Tables can be sponsored at a cost of $600. For more information and to RSVP, contact head coach Ryan Copeland at rcopeland@niu.edu or click on the following link.