The second annual DeVonta Smith and Friends Celebrity softball game will take place on Saturday at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown. Gates will open at noon with a Home Run Derby scheduled for 2 p.m. and the softball game scheduled for 3 p.m.

Tickets range from $15 to $67 and can be purchased by visiting devontasmithsoftball.com. Money raised from the event will go to St. Luke’s and the Allentown IronPigs Charities.

DeVonta Smith Smith grew up in the small town of Amite, La. He had a up close view of people who gave back to their community to help make a difference.

“I just always wanted to give back to the community and help any way I could,” he said last month. “Coming from a small town, things like that were going on in my community with people giving back and things like that, whether it was a local church or local organization or something like that, somebody was giving back to the community.

Smith has put together two strong rosters of talent.

DeVonta He is the captain of Team Smith. The team includes quarterback Jalen Hurts, former receiver Terrell Owens, kicker Jake Elliott, defensive end Brandon Graham, cornerbacks Darius Slay and James Bradberry, and tight end Dallas Goedert.

Washington Commanders receiver Jahan Dotson is the captain his Team. His team includes former Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco, Miami Dolphins receiver Jalen Waddle, New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner, New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley, and Commanders defensive end Chase Young.

Last year, Team Smith rallied for a dramatic 13-12 win when Jalen Hurts capped the comeback with a two-run home run off Terrell Edmunds.

Photo courtsey of DeVonta Smith – Twitter

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