Heroes Cup Baseball in Nashua on July 11th

Benefit game is about more than baseball.


Concord, NH (June 27, 2025) – Police and fire personnel from across New Hampshire will take to the diamond at historic Holman Field in Nashua on Friday, July 11th at 6:15 pm in the Heroes Cup Baseball Game to benefit Special Olympics New Hampshire (SONH).  In addition to great baseball, the evening will feature an emergency vehicle “touch-a-truck” display as well as fireworks at the game’s conclusion. Admission to the game is $10 and tickets can be reserved at sonh.org.

But this event is about far more than baseball. The relationship between SONH and members of law enforcement in the Granite State is long and mutually admirable. The annual Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) celebrated its 41st year in 2025. It was a natural fit, then, to broaden the relationship to include firefighting personnel when the game became a fundraiser for SONH in 2023.

Although the traditional Summer Games scrimmage was cancelled due to severe thunderstorms, many police and firefighters attended the competitions to cheer on and spend time with SONH athletes and volunteers. One of those fire fighters was Adam Hamilton of the Pelham Fire Department. He’s already made a lasting connection with his SONH athlete partner, Xavier Webster.

Pelham Firefighter Adam Hamilton and SONH athlete Xavier Webster have formed a friendship that will last long after the Heroes Cup on July 11th.

“I went to the Games thinking we would be scrimmaging but figured I would catch Xavier competing in swimming. I was blown away by the skills the athletes showed,” Hamilton said. In fact, he got to watch Webster, who competes with the Plaistow Panthers, in a very successful meet, taking home gold, silver, fourth and six place in his freestyle and backstroke events.

“Xavier and I stuck around to watch some of his teammates compete and then we spent some time at Olympic Town building small projects from Home Depot and just having a blast. In the end, the scrimmage was cancelled but I’m so glad I went and got to hang out with Xavier, his family, and friends!”

Hamilton knows this is just the start of his friendship with Xavier. In addition to meeting up at the make-up scrimmage on June 24th, Webster and a friend visited him at the Pelham Fire Department earlier this month.

Like this exciting play at the plate in 2024, the 2025 Heroes Cup to benefit SONH on July 11th at Holman Field in Nashua promises plenty of great action and great memories – all for a great cause.

SONH President and CEO Mary Conroy has seen the affect that these relationships have on everyone involved. “Fire and Police professionals are great fans of Special Olympics athletes, and through the Heroes Cup individual friendships are formed,” she said. “And I know that spending time with each other brings so much joy to everyone involved. We love to help them make those connections that go far beyond game day.”

The Heroes Cup Baseball Game is sponsored in part by The Friendly Beaver Campground, Racine Realty Team, The Casale Family, and Gameday Men’s Health Nashua.

More information about the Heroes Cup can be found online at www.SONH.org.

For questions about the Bravest vs. Finest Baseball Cup please email Phoebe VanScoy-Giessler at PhoebeVG@sonh.org. More information about Special Olympics New Hampshire is available at www.SONH.org.