Eric Crouch To Attend Jake Gillespie Home Run Derby

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(Grand Island, NE) - The 4th annual Jake Gillespie Memorial Home Run Derby will take place Saturday, May 31st at 7:30 pm at the Platt Duetsche. Action will start after the final game of the day during the Riverdogs baseball tournament that will be taking place over the weekend at various sites around Grand Island. 

This year's special guest will be former Nebraska quarterback and Heisman trophy winner Eric Crouch. Crouch will be signing autographs and meeting Husker fans during the derby. Below, listen to an interview with Crouch, which offers insight into kids participating in sports and thoughts on what's to come for the Huskers this season, along with the landscape of college football.