HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – The University of Connecticut baseball team welcomed its newest member: 5-year-old Grayson Hand of Sturbridge, Massachusetts.
Hand, who is battling leukemia, joins the Huskies with the help of Team IMPACT, an organization that matches children with life-threatening and chronic illness to college sports teams.
The Hartford Courant (http://cour.at/1Hdb3NN ) reports seniors Carson Cross and Blake Davey were inspired to get involved with the Boston-based organization after hearing positive stories from the UConn men’s hockey team, which also welcomed a youngster to their team.
Hand will have his own locker and can attend as many games and practices as he likes.