HOBOKEN, N.J. (April 1, 2014) – The Stevens Institute of Technology baseball team will be hosting its second annual Birthplace of Baseball Classic on Sunday, April 6 at Dobbelaar Field beginning at 12 p.m. There will be an Empire 8 Conference doubleheader played during the day between Stevens and Ithaca College. In between these games, there will be a two-inning exhibition contest between Hoboken's Historic H9 Baseball Team.

Festivities will kick-off with a seven-inning game between 2013 World Series participant, Ithaca and the Ducks. Currently, Ithaca has a record of 9-4 and is coming off of a four-game sweep of conference newcomer, Houghton College.

At the conclusion of the first contest, Hoboken's Historic H9 Baseball Team will take the field for a two-inning exhibition game. Using "old school" baseball rules during the exhibition, a public address announcer from the Hoboken Historical Museum will provide voice-over narration of the game.

Stevens and Ithaca will wrap up the event with a nine-inning affair scheduled to begin at approximately 3 p.m.

The Ducks are currently 9-4 this year and are coming off of a 6-2 victory over NJAC foe, William Paterson. Stevens plays Ramapo College tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 p.m. at Dobbelaar Field.

Food and drink is free for those in attendance and the ballpark fare includes hot dogs, cracker jacks and beverages.

Those interested in attending the 2014 Classic can RSVP to Stevens Head Coach Kristaps Aldins at kaldins@stevens.edu.

For more information about Hoboken Nine and Stevens Baseball, please visit the following websites: http://hobokennine.jimdo.com/ (Hoboken Nine) and www.stevensducks.com/baseball (Stevens Baseball).