{
  "id": 16195824,
  "title": "Purdue Baseball invites fans to annual Halloween bash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/purdue-baseball-invites-fans-to-annual-halloween-bash",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-23T14:43:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/purdue-baseball-invites-fans-annual-144324186.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Purdue Baseball is hosting an annual Halloween Bash at Alexander Field on October 28. The free event, open to all ages, starts at 6 p.m. Players will don costumes for a short scrimmage, followed by a trick-or-treat session for children. Azzip Pizza sponsors the event for the second consecutive year. Fans are encouraged to dress up in costume as well. Due to weather conditions, the event date may change. Attendees will receive a voucher for one free ticket to any regular-season Purdue Baseball home game during the 2027 season. Purdue Baseball has six home weekends and additional midweek games scheduled at Alexander Field. The Halloween Bash originated at Alexander Field in 2019 and returned in 2021, continuing as an October event since. Purdue has additional events planned, including a First Pitch Dinner at the Ross-Ade Pavilion and a Preseason Fan Fest inside the Mollenkopf Athletic Center, both scheduled early in the spring semester.",
  "summary": "Purdue Baseball hosts its Halloween Bash at 6 p.m. Oct. 28 at Alexander Field with a costume scrimmage and on-field trick-or-treating.",
  "key_points": [
    "Purdue Baseball hosts Halloween Bash at Alexander Field on October 28.",
    "Event includes costume scrimmage, trick-or-treat for children, and Azzip Pizza sponsorship.",
    "Attendees receive voucher for free 2027 home game ticket."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Expanding the program's community engagement through seasonal festivities helps the baseball team build long-term fan loyalty and incentivizes attendance at future home games through ticket vouchers.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}