5th annual Austin Gorrell Memorial Baseball Classic gets underway

Family members of the late Austin Gorrell sell merchandise at the kick-off homerun derby event, held at Ryan Bonaminio Park in Riverside Friday, Nov. 23. JP Raineri photo.
Local high school teams gather to compete in past players honorRIVERSIDE - It’s been five years since Kerry and Gina Gorrell were given the news that no parent ever wants to hear. They received word that their oldest son, Austin, had passed away in his college dorm room while sleeping. At the time, Austin was a freshman playing baseball for the University of Nevada, Reno, but had been diagnosed with a heart condition called, Cardiomyopathy. The diagnosis came during his preseason physical administer
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