Happy Birthday to You Scoops! On Friday, August 21, Pensacola Pelicans mascot, Scoop, invites all local mascots to Pelican Park to help celebrate the mascots' birthday.

All Pelicans fans, staff and those just wishing to celebrate the winged mascot's special day are encouraged to dress as their favorite character or superhero to join in the fun.

Prizes will be awarded for best costume - so show up really dressed for the part. The Pelicans will have birthday cake for Scoop, provided by The Cake Shop, and you will be part of the party - singing Happy Birthday to Scoop on the field, in between innings!

The delicious birthday cake will then be available for fans to taste.

Your favorite lifestyle and entertainment magazine, Splash!, will be on hand for the evening with free copies of our publications and

some extra little goodies to add zest to the evening!

Scoop's mascot friends will also throw out the First Pitch, prior to game time.

Scoop boasts some pretty amazing stats: Height: 5 ' 5 " ; Weight: 210 lbs; Bats: Right; Throws: Right ; Position: First Base.

The Pelicans' Mascot is perhaps the most loveable mascot in Independent Baseball and makes Pelican Park a fun place to catch all Pensacola Pelicans games!

How old is Scoop? Well, the Pensacola Pelicans prefer to keep his or her secret and they prefer to refer to the mascot as timeless! A native of Pensacola Beach, Scoop's hobbies include Scoop's hobbies include racing around the bases, taunting opponents, and dancing.

Scoop serves many purposes for the Pelicans and their fans, one of the most important of which is Scoop's role in the Scoop's Reading Challenge.

The challenge allows teachers to sign their classrooms up for the opportunity for students to expand their literary horizons beyond the classroom, while at the same time earning free Pels tickets!

This incentive-based program is free to schools and is easily adaptable for any curriculum or grade level.

Teachers assign appropriately challenging books, articles, or other fun and informative "reads" for students based on courseload and individual skill level.

Contact Carrie with the Pensacola Pelicans for more info at (850) 934-8444 or email carrie@pensacolapelicans. com.