KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A limited quantity of tickets for the 2012 Tennessee Baseball Leadoff Banquet, presented by Coca-Cola, are still available and will remain on sale through Thursday, Jan. 12. Individual tickets are $40, while the cost for a table for 10 is $350.

The UT baseball program's 19th annual preseason banquet will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at the Knoxville Convention Center. The event will begin with a reception and silent auction at 5 p.m., followed by dinner at 6 p.m. and the start of the program at 6:30 p.m.

Current ESPN analyst and two-time World Series manager of the Boston Red Sox Terry Francona is scheduled to be the featured guest speaker, while former Vol and current New York Met R.A. Dickey will be inducted into the Tennessee Baseball Hall of Fame.

Tickets can be purchased online at www.UTTix.com/baseballbanquet or by calling Tyler Jones in the UT Marketing Office at (865) 974-9001.

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