SUGAR LAND – Kamari Lassiter took aim at the target, throwing from the mound as he delivered a strike across home plate.
The Texans’ Pro Bowl corner threw out the first pitch Friday night at the Sugar Land Space Cowboys game at Constellation Field.
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Next up: his inaugural June 20 celebrity softball game and home run derby here with Lassiter and several teammates and players from across the NFL.
“It’s really cool,” Lassiter said. “Everything’s coming full circle.I’m just taking it all in, enjoying the moment.”
Kamari Lassiter #Texans Pro Bowl corner @kamari_lassiter throws out first pitch tonight @SLSpaceCowboys
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The vision behind the upcoming event: His mother made the suggestion and the idea immediately resonated with Lassiter.
“I was like, ‘Yeah, I would love to,’ and she was like, ‘It’s going to be a celebrity event so you get to bring whoever you want,’” Lassiter said. “I know all my guys would love to do that. Just having that opportunity come it’s like impossible to say no.
“It’s really for me and the guys. In my eyes, they’re all celebrities. Those are the guys that I look up to.It’s going to be a lot of my teammates, a lot of my friends that are in the league, a couple guys that I know from other sports. It’s going to be a good time.”
The game, presented by Clear Vision, will include giveaways, a home run derby and community involvement.
“I’m extremely excited, extremely blessed,” Lassiter told KPRC 2 on Tuesday. “We’ve got a great group of guys coming out, a couple guests, celebrity stars. It’s gonna be a really fun day.”
The list of scheduled participants is dotted with several of Lassiter’s teammates as well as NFL players across the league. Tickets and details are available at www.k3softball.com
The game includes Texans players Jalen Pitre, Nico Collins, Azeez Al-Shaair, Calen Bullock, Tank Dell, Henry To’oTo’o, Jaylin Smity, Jaylen Reed and Jamal Kill. Several NFL players are set to attend, including Baltimore Ravens safety and former University of Georgia standout Malaki Starks along with Kamren Kinchens, Dallas Turner, Javon Bulard, Tykee Smith, Jarrian Jones and Jamal Shead along with retired NBA all-star Nate Robinson.
#Texans Pro Bowl corner Kamari Lassiter @kamari_lassiter @kamari is throwing out first pitch tonight @SLSpaceCowboys he is holding a June 20 celebrity softball game at Constellation Field https://t.co/Zm62TJ2Kkp @KPRC2 https://t.co/Rmx9fU7Ytz pic.twitter.com/D4Eer2r8ph
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“I just want everyone to come out and just see us, be us,” Lassiter said. “A lot of times people see us whenever we’re on the field and they very rarely get to see us off the field. We’re just normal people.
“We like to laugh and joke. We like to play. So, it’s just gonna be a time for us to just be ourselves and have a little fun while doing it.”
Lassiter grew up playing center field as a high school senior before enrolling at the University of Georgia on a football scholarship.
“I actually really fell in love with it,” Lassiter said. “It was just too late. It was time for football, so I had to drop it.”
Bragging rights are on the line. Especially between Lassiter and Bullock, his best friend.
“Clearly, I think I’m the best, but all my friends think they’re the best, so we’re going to see who hits the most home runs,” Lassiter said. “Everybody on the team thinks they’re going to hit more home runs than me. (Bullock) thinks he’s going to hit a lot of home runs.
“We’re going to see. It’s really going to be bragging rights, because some people are going to come out here and they’re going to wet the bed. Whenever they wet the bed and get struck out in the home run derby, they’re never going to hear the end of it."
Friday afternoon, Lassiter hosted a special shopping spree for children at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Sugar Land.
Lassiter helped the kids pick out athletic gear and shoes.
“It’s probably full circle for them,” Lassiter said. “I hope the kids just see that there’s always a genuine person out there, someone who really cares about you. They don’t have to know you. You don’t have to know someone to be genuine and be kind just to impact them.
“I hope they like me coming here to hang out with them a little bit. I hope they learn a little bit from me.I’m going to learn a lot from them.”
#Texans Pro Bowl corner Kamari Lassiter @kamari_lassiter @kl3softball, partnered today with Dick's Sporting Goods @DICKS for a shopping spree for kids @KPRC2 pic.twitter.com/XhjT2vrJ46
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Who’s the best softball player?
No contest, according to Lassiter.
“Me, you’re looking at him,” Lassiter said. “I’m all-around. I’m a home run hitter. I’m a defensive guru.”
On and off the field, Lassiter is dedicated. And he’s inspired by the example of his parents, Kammie and Kenneth.
“It comes a lot for my family, just being raised by two hard-working, God-fearing people,” Lassiter said. “That’s instilled in me, but I feel like this event is really just something to put my name on as a staple to be in the city Houston.
“Something that I could do year in and year out. Just have people come out and just enjoy a day where we can all just be together.”
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com