'You're killin' me, Smalls! FOX Sports Southwest Rangers Fan Sleepover & screening of classic baseballl film The Sandlot a hit!

Twenty year's later, it's still one of the most quoted lines in movie history. Actor Patrick Renna, who delivered the now iconic and often repeated line "You're killin' me, Smalls" as 13-year-old Hamilton "Ham" Porter in the 1993 coming-of-age baseball classic The Sandlot, was a special guest at FOX Sports Southwest's Fan Sleepover at Rangers Ballpark held over Mother's Day weekend.

Renna was joined at the family-friendly event by The Sandlot writer, director and narrator David Mickey Evans to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Twentieth Century FOX's beloved film that still captures the hearts of baseball fan's young and old.

 
FOX Sports Southwest joined forces with the Texas Rangers and Twentieth Century FOX Home Entertainment to host the team's first ever fan sleepover  as part of The Sandlot's 20th anniversary tour of major and minor league ballparks.

Fans first watched the Rangers' road game vs. the Houston Astros on a large display screen at Rangers Ballpark then camped out under the stars in the outfield with their sleeping bags for a special screening of The Sandlot.

Following the movie, they got to spend the night at the ballpark and sleep in the outfield.

FOX Sports Southwest's marketing and production teams collaborated to make the ballpark experience a once-in-a-lifetime memory for Rangers fans.

Pre-event promotion on FOX Sports Southwest Rangers telecasts led to a quick sellout. All 2,000 tickets available for the sleepover were sold in one week.

Rangers Live pregame and postgame shows focused on the sleepover. 

FOX Sports Southwest Girls Kaime and Liddy provided the content with interviews with Evans, Renna, Texas Rangers Director of Sales Sean Decker and Rangers fans.

  

Social Media activities included the game's AT&T Twitter poll question and the FOX Sports Southwest Girls Facebook posts.

On-site activities included a make-your-own Sandlot-themed baseball cards for fans.  Evans and Renna signed autographs and interacted with fans throughout the game.  The Sandlot merchandise, including the 20th Anniversary Edition of The Sandlot Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack was available for fans to purchase.  

Evans and Renna capped off the Rangers victory over the Astros with a game of Sandlot trivia before the fans hit the outfield to enjoy the movie screening.