{"id":121377,"date":"2025-07-11T21:04:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T21:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/121377\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T21:04:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T21:04:15","slug":"preview-golden-knights-vs-raiders-in-the-battle-for-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/121377\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Golden Knights vs. Raiders in the Battle for Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAS VEGAS (KLAS) \u2014 What do you get when the Raiders and Golden Knights trade turf and ice for the baseball field? You get the Battle for Vegas Charity Softball Game at the Las Vegas Ballpark.<\/p>\n<p>The sixth annual Battle for Vegas happens on Saturday, July 12, at 8 p.m. The proceeds benefit local nonprofits. The event is one of the valley\u2019s most anticipated summer traditions.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"&lt;em&gt;The Battle for Vegas Charity Softball will be played at the Las Vegas Ballpark. (KLAS)&lt;\/em&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"415\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/d27cc00f6c9c6b4cb02e4ae0a3917e83.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Battle for Vegas Charity Softball will be played at the Las Vegas Ballpark. (KLAS)<\/p>\n<p>James Sullivan, co-founder of the event, said fans can expect a Home Run Derby, flyover from the team at Nellis Air Force Base, and a dugout full of all-stars and post-game fireworks. He also points out that the teams take the game seriously.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s kind of crazy because the first couple of innings of the game, you can tell they\u2019re a little loose, they\u2019re having fun, they\u2019re out here enjoying the night. By the last two innings, the intensity is absolutely ramped up. Both teams definitely want to win.<\/p>\n<p>Baseball legend Reggie \u201cMr. October\u201d Jackson will be on hand to throw out the first pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Also on the roster, Team Eichel (VGK), there will be Reilly Smith, Ryan Reaves, Logan Thompson, Deryk Engelland, and James Neal. Team Bowers (Raiders) will feature Raiders standouts like AJ Cole, Daniel Carlson, Aidan O\u2019Connell, Tre Tucker, and more.<\/p>\n<p>The annual game launched in 2019, and since then, Battle for Vegas has raised more than $1 million for local charities. This year\u2019s beneficiaries include: Mayor\u2019s Fund for Las Vegas LIFE, Make-A-Wish Nevada, Best Buddies, Assisting Lives in Las Vegas, and the Tyler Robinson Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>After the final pitch, the Raiders, Golden Knights, and celebrity participants stay on the field to sign autographs and meet fans, making this a truly interactive experience.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are still available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/search?q=battle+for+vegas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ticketmaster.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ticketmaster.com<\/a>, or call the Las Vegas Ballpark.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.8newsnow.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KLAS.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KLAS. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LAS VEGAS (KLAS) \u2014 What do you get when the Raiders and Golden Knights trade turf and ice&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":121378,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5129],"tags":[21612,21614,4076,149,5317,5,11708,21611,1326,21323,907,21610,4,1260,7590,21609,21615,74,21613,39,5316],"class_list":{"0":"post-121377","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-vegas-golden-knights","8":"tag-baseball-field","9":"tag-daniel-carlson","10":"tag-deryk-engelland","11":"tag-golden-knights","12":"tag-goldenknights","13":"tag-hockey","14":"tag-james-neal","15":"tag-james-sullivan","16":"tag-las-vegas","17":"tag-las-vegas-ballpark","18":"tag-logan-thompson","19":"tag-nellis-air-force-base","20":"tag-nhl","21":"tag-reilly-smith","22":"tag-ryan-reaves","23":"tag-the-raiders","24":"tag-tre-tucker","25":"tag-vegas","26":"tag-vegas-charity-softball-game","27":"tag-vegas-golden-knights","28":"tag-vegasgoldenknights"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/114836633378682564","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121377\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}