Bombers to host Swinging for SWICACC charity night in Huntingburg

League Stadium will host more than summer baseball when the Dubois County Bombers bring Swinging for SWICACC to Huntingburg, with the night designed to raise support for children and families across southwest Indiana. The game is set for 5:30 p.m. Sunday, May 31, and the Southwestern Indiana Child Advocacy Center Coalition, known as SWICACC, will be at the ballpark with giveaways, merchandise, raffles and a former Major League Baseball player throwing out the first pitch.

SWICACC was founded in 2009 after leaders recognized that children who had been victims of maltreatment did not have a child advocacy center in their community. Today, the coalition serves children in Crawford, Daviess, Dubois, Martin, Orange, Perry and Spencer counties, giving Dubois County a direct stake in the organization’s work.

The coalition’s core function is not ceremonial. SWICACC conducts forensic interviews for children reported to be victims of abuse, using a child-friendly, non-leading process meant to gather as much information as possible without adding pressure. Those interviews are part of a multidisciplinary response that brings together child-protection, law-enforcement, prosecution and mental-health partners. Its mission is to provide a safe reporting location for victims of crime and their families, support justice and help prevent violence.

That makes the charity night more than a ballpark promotion. Money raised through one game can help support the staffing, coordination and victim services that make those interviews and responses possible, from the first report through the family’s contact with the system. For Dubois County, where the coalition’s service area includes local children, the benefit reaches well beyond the outfield.

The setting adds another layer of local significance. League Stadium, home of the Bombers, was built in 1894 and renovated in the early 1990s. It is also known for its role as the Rockford Peaches’ home field in A League of Their Own, making it one of Huntingburg’s most recognizable public spaces. On May 31, that landmark will be used for a cause with immediate consequences for children across the region, turning one of Dubois County’s best-known summer traditions into direct support for abuse response and family healing.