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Baseball Gives Back to Community through the Miracle League
The Nova Southeastern University baseball team took time away from the field on Friday, Oct. 12 and participated in the Miracle League Program of Pembroke Pines.
The Miracle League Program was established for disabled children, providing an opportunity for them to play baseball and experience team camaraderie. The organization looks for local baseball players to volunteer time to buddy with a player in order to aid and encourage them.
Funded by donations, the children have access to a complete complex where they host games every Friday night. The Joe Dimaggio Children’s Hospital, a major supporter of the cause, also makes it possible for the children to be appropriately outfitted and play at no cost.
“I feel honored to have continued the tradition of the relationship with NSU Baseball and the West Pembroke Pines Optimist Miracle League,” said head coach Greg Brown. “Through all the moments of every passing season, Shark Night at The Miracle League is always my favorite. To see the interactions between our student-athletes and those amazing boys and girls gives us all a feeling that cannot be derived from athletic achievement or an inspirational speech. I always find myself leaving there and wondering who is really helping who. Those kids are the real all-stars and I look forward till the next time we get to give back to that great organization.”
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