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RICHMOND, Ky. – Keith Madison, who won 737 games over 25 years as the head baseball coach at the University of Kentucky and now reaches thousands of Domincians through baseball outreach mission trips, will be the featured speaker at Eastern Kentucky University's 2023 First Pitch Dinner on Feb. 11.
 
The First Pitch Dinner will be held in Alumni Coliseum.  Registration will begin at 6 p.m. and the event will start at 7 p.m.
 
Madison, who retired from coaching in 2003, has been inducted into three Halls of Fame – the Kentucky High School Baseball Hall of Fame, the University of Kentucky Hall of Fame and the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
 
Through SCORE International, Madison has combined two of his passions – his faith and baseball.  He reaches hundreds of college and high school baseball coaches, and friends, through his bi-weekly devotions.  He has spoken to thousands of coaches and players in 16 states and the Dominican Republic.
 
SCORE stands for "Sharing, Christ, Our, Redeemer, Enterprises."  SCORE International is a short term, full service mission organization founded in 1984.
 
Eastern Kentucky finished the 2022 season 38-20, champions of the ASUN Conference West Division and tied for the best conference record in the ASUN.  It was the most wins for an EKU team since the 1990 squad won 42 games.  The Colonels won all three of their games in pool play to earn a spot in the ASUN Tournament semifinals.
 
The Colonels will begin the 2023 season on Feb. 17 at South Alabama.