INDIANAPOLIS-  On the eve of his 18th season as the head baseball coach at UIndy, Gary Vaught will finally get his comeuppance Friday, January 27, as Primo Banquet & Conference Center will host “The Roast of Gary Vaught”, starting at 6:30 p.m.  All proceeds will go to benefit Riley Hospital for Children.

According to Wikipedia, a roast is “an event in which an individual is subjected to a public presentation of comedic insults, praise, outlandish true and untrue stories, and heartwarming tributes.”  Coach Vaught will no doubt receive plenty of each, as a host of friends, former players and umpires will be on hand to dish out the business to the longtime skipper.  Former Vaught pupil Dammon Grother will serve as Master of Ceremonies.

Tickets are $25 per person, with the cost covering admission, dinner and a donation to Riley.  Donations above to ticket cost will also be accepted.  For advance tickets, please mail a list of attendees and a check by Jan. 15 to:

Roast of Gary Vaught
1400 East Hanne Avenue
Indianapolis, IN  46227

The event will take place a day before Vaught's 2000 Greyhound baseball team gets inducted into the UIndy Athletics Hall of Fame.  His '00 club racked up 42 wins and a regional championship on the way to a notching a third-place finish at the Division II College World Series.

Hall of Fame festivities will take place Saturday, January 28.  The class of 2012 will be introduced at halftime of the men's basketball game versus Wisconsin-Parkside, which begins at 3:15 p.m.  Following the game will be a dinner and induction ceremony at UIndy Hall, located in the Schwitzer Student Center, at 5:30 p.m.  The ceremony will feature the official Hall of Fame inductions as well as brief remarks by the inductees.  Dinner tickets are $25 per person and $10 for children 12 and under.  Reservations can be made by contacting the Athletic Development office via email at mdonovan@uindy.edu or by calling 317-788-3359.  Click here for the complete 2012 Hall of Fame release.