6 'A League of Their Own' castmates to join Geena Davis for Arvest Ballpark game

Geena Davis at the first A League of Their Own Reunion Ballgame
Geena Davis at the first A League of Their Own Reunion Ballgame

Six former castmates will join Geena Davis for the second annual A League of Their Own reunion ballgame May 8 at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale.

The game is part of the Bentonville Film Festival taking place May 3-8. Davis is co-founder of the local festival and starred in the 1992 movie about an all-women’s professional baseball league that springs up in the Midwest during World War II.

“This event was so popular last year that we decided to do it again,” Davis said in a news release.

She will be joined by Megan Cavanaugh who played Marla Hooch, Ann Cusack who played Shirley Baker, Tracy Reiner who played Betty “Spaghetti” Horn, Anne Ramsay who played Helen Haley, Patti Pelton who played Marbleann Wilkenson and Freddie Simpson who played Ellen Sue Gotlander.

The game will start at 2 p.m., but gates open at noon for many family events. There will be an area outside the stadium that will feature food sampling, inflatables and games. Peekaboo Magazine Kids’ Zone will be inside the ballpark and will feature inflatables, obstacle course, putt-putt golf, whiffle ball, the NWA Naturals Kids’ Train, photo booth, laser tag archery, art station, kids mechanical bull riding and more.

Go to www.bentonvillefilmfestival.com for more information about the game and other events of the Bentonville Film Festival.

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