The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB Softball Teams Up Against Cancer
10/17/2008 12:00:00 AM | Softball
Oct. 17, 2008
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The UAB softball team will be teaming up with Children's Hospital this weekend to help fight childhood cancer. The fourth annual "Knockin' Cancer Out of the Ballpark" will be on Saturday, Oct. 18 on the campus of Samford University at the Samford Softball Complex.
First pitch is scheduled for 11 a.m., with the Blazers going against the UAH Chargers. The second game will feature Samford and Jefferson State. The Blazers will wrap up the day at 3:30 p.m. as they take on the Samford Bulldogs.
All proceeds from this event will be donated to the UAB Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Research Program at Children's Hospital in Birmingham. Donations will be accepted at the entrance to the game and a fun zone will be set up for patrons to enjoy. Fun zone activities include inflatables, putting games, throwing games, face painting, giveaways and raffles.
Over the past three years, the event has raised over $75,000 in donations for the cause. Every aspect of the tournament is donated.
The Children's Hospital of Alabama is the 10th busiest pediatric medical center in the United States. The UAB Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at Children's Hospital is Alabama's single largest provider of specialized pediatric services for all forms of cancer, leukemia, brain and spinal cord tumors, hemophilia and other bleeding disorders and sickle cell diseases.
It is also home to the Lowder Bone Marrow Transplant program, the only pediatric bone marrow transplant program in the state. Ninety-five percent of the children in Alabama diagnosed with childhood cancer and other blood disorders are treated by the UAB Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at Children's Hospital.
If you have any questions concerning "Knockin' Cancer Out of the Ballpark," please feel free to contact kcootb@chsys.org. The research being done today is vital and your donation does make a difference.
