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Get The Details on The Inaugural 'Battle of the Badges' Baseball Game Honoring 9/11 first Responders

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On the daily, our Houston Firefighters and Police work together to help people in times of need. But at the inaugural ‘Battle of the Badges’ baseball game our first responders face off in a friendly rivalry to honor a great cause. The match is in honoring 9/11 first responders. There will be a silent auction, vendors, raffles, and entertainment with proceeds being divided between Fallen HFD Firefighter Chase Fleming and injured Harris County Sherrif’s Deputy Joseph Anderson. Get tickets at RiceOwls.com/battleofthebadges. Watch the video above and see what Houston Police Officer Malik Jefferson and Houston Firefighter Michael Banda have to say about why this game means so much them as first responders.

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