30 for 30 Short “First Pitch” screening

(L-R) ESPN’s John Dahl, Marie Donoghue, President George W. Bush, Laura Bush, ESPN President John Skipper, ESPN’s Shaun Alperin and Libby Geist at a screening of ESPN Films’ new 30 for 30 Short “First Pitch,” a documentary on Bush’s World Series Game 3 Pitch at Yankee Stadium after the September 11 Attacks.

ESPN President John Skipper attending the screening of “First Pitch,” which will premiere on Friday, Sept. 11, on SportsCenter immediately after the national moment of silence, as well as on Grantland.com and ESPN.com. It will also air that evening during the 6 p.m. SportsCenter on ESPN2.

(L-R) Kevin Sullivan, Senior Advisor, External Affairs, President George W. Bush and Angus Wall, director of “First Pitch” at the George W. Bush Presidential Center.

The documentary by award-winning director Angus Wall features interviews with President Bush, Derek Jeter, Condoleezza Rice and Joe Torre, among others. It will look at how important that famous pitch was to the nation, and how baseball helped be a part of the recovery after 9/11.