A pinch-hitter blasts a solo homerun with the score tied in the bottom of the tenth inning. A sacrifice fly in the bottom of the twelfth breaks a tie and wins it for the home team. A batter gets hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the thirteenth, scoring the winning run from third. All are walk-offs. Moments like these happened all year during the just-concluded baseball season. And all have created heroes for the home team. Each walk-off also has made a difference for a family of a wounded or fallen solider, thanks to Budweiser's "Walk-off a Hero" program – a season-long campaign that raised $2.5 million for the Folds of Honor Foundation (FHF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing educational scholarships to families of fallen or injured soldiers. The 205 total walk-off wins during the 2012 regular season will help provide 205 scholarships to recipient families. "Walk-offs are one of the most exciting ways to win in baseball," said Rob McCarthy, vice president of Budweiser at Anheuser-Busch. "Knowing that each walk-off this season will help support and honor our wounded or fallen heroes and their families made each walk-off even more exciting and meaningful." For each of the 205 walk-off wins during the 2012 regular season, Budweiser donated $5,000 to FHF. In addition to the "Walk-off a Hero" program, Budweiser contributed a portion of all sales from May 20 through July 7, raising a total of $2.5 million for FHF. Budweiser presented the donation to Major Dan Rooney and FHF on Oct. 3 in front of 42,509 people at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Pictured (left to right) are Ben Leslie with Folds of Honor, Rob McCarthy, Major Dan Rooney and Cardinals player Allen Craig. Craig caught the ceremonial first pitch from Rooney and recently had a game winning walk-off single that led to a scholarship for a family member of a fallen solider.
