Drafted! Opry Live And After Midnite With Blair Garner Announce All-Star Team Line UPS

Nashville, TN. (Top40 Charts/ City Of Hope) - Rival teams Opry Live and AfterMidNite with Blair Garner today announced team players for the 18th Annual City of Hope Celebrity Softball Challenge, presented by Gibson Foundation on Wednesday, June 4, at Noon, at Nashville's Greer Stadium. Tickets are $18 and available through Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.com, 615-255-9600).

Batting for the Opry Live team this year will be Carrie Underwood, Chris Cagle, Danielle Peck, Emily West, Luke Bryan, Phil Vassar, Vince Gill, Nan Kelley (host of 'Opry Live'), and Tennessee Titans players Kyle Vanden Bosch, Cortland Finnegan, Rob Bironas and Daniel Loper.

Drafted for the After MidNite with Blair Garner team are Adam Gregory, Chuck Wicks, Hollywood Yates, Jake Owen, James Otto, Jamey Johnson, Jimmy Wayne, Jo Dee Messina, Joe Nichols, Keith Anderson, Montgomery Gentry, Randy Houser, Sara Evans, and Tennessee Titans players Donnie Nickey, and Brandon Jones.

Country's hottest stars have teamed up for almost two decades to benefit City of Hope, a leading research and treatment institution for cancer and other life-threatening diseases. After the June 4 game, fans can visit the City of Hope on-line auction to bid on unique items from country's hottest stars including one-of-a kind collectibles from sports celebrities and others. To bid, go to www.charityfolks.com