A Heartwarming Baseball Story | High School Baseball Web

32Fastball100+ posts

I remember reading this story this spring and thought at the time..."Man, what a kid".
Then, as luck would have it I had the opportunity to meet this young man a couple of weeks ago as he plays on my son's fall team, trying to get back into the full swing of being a baseball player.

While Hooty is still a bit weak, he works harder than any player on the field. Hooty is a catcher and you can hear the distinct sound of a coaches commands when he calls out bases to throw to or plays for defensive situations.

Hooty is always supportive of his team mates and is always smiling. He never backs off during the teams marathon 3 hour practices in the KC heat. My youngest son thinks Hooty is an awesome young man, and I agree with him.

A lot of people get to hear about bad things with baseball, this is a success story at the purest level.

Please click this link to read:Hooty Wade

8/12/087:54 AM

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shortstopmom1,000+ posts

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Wade says. “Baseball’s what I do.”

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“It gave me the gift of realizing how lucky we are to live each day and be here, and be healthy,” Wade says of the experience. “… A lot of people say that, but until you’ve actually gone through it, it doesn’t mean a whole lot.”

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Wade would head to his 10-minute daily radiation treatments after school before coming to the ballpark.

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He’s still battling some fatigue. But Wade is almost back to full strength.

He plans to resume playing baseball this summer.

We will watch this kid play,.....and you can bet we wont be quiet about cheering him on!!!
Whatta' kid.

8/12/0810:02 AM

Infield081,000+ posts

Great story - thanks for sharing!

8/12/0810:56 AM

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