By Amara Grautski

Gabe Kapler, best known as a 2004 Boston Red Sox outfielder, is now using his name to champion his own cause: preventing domestic violence.

The Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority, welcomed Kapler and his wife, Lisa, to the Curry Student Center Wednesday night to speak about The Gabe Kapler Foundation and to sign autographs.

Janet Actis, a member of the sorority’s programming committee, said the Kaplers would grab the attention of students because of their ties to the Red Sox.

“Now, people will know that there are things that can be done about this kind of violence,” Actis said.

Since 2004, the Kaplers have been lecturing on domestic violence because, at age 14, Lisa was abused by her high school boyfriend. She is now committed to spreading awareness through the foundation with her husband, she said.

Gabe began the evening by recounting the events of July 24, 2004. Jason Varitek had shoved his catcher’s mitt into the face of Alex Rodriguez, the New York Yankees’ third baseman.

However, this kind of behavior shouldn’t translate to the real world, he said.

“On the field, in the heat of battle, sometimes violence is unavoidable,” he said. “When you’re with someone you care about, violence is always avoidable.”

Kapler then began to conceptualize the meaning of being a strong man. Gabe, who stands at 6 feet 2 inches and weighs 210 pounds, wasn’t talking about physical strength, but rather the bravery of inaction.

“My ability to not