Lipscomb University baseball helping out five-year-old with brain tumor
Feb 6, 2014, 3:48 PM | Updated: 3:54 pm
Brooks Russell is not your typical five-year old.
Russell has a brain tumor and to help him in his fight, the Lipscomb University baseball team signed him as part of their 2015 recruiting class.
“In signing the letter of intent, you can know that the Lipscomb Baseball program will promise Brooks and his family that we will be actively invested in his life as a player, person, brother, son, and teammate” said Lipscomb head coach Jeff Forehand. “Teammates Matter is what we pride ourselves on and with Brooks it will be no different. As coaches we are thrilled to have Brooks and his family on our team and as a part of our family of Bisons.”
Russell is part of the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation, which helps improve the quality of life for children who are diagnosed with brain tumors.
Russell had surgery in 2012 and was paralyzed for about six weeks, but now is able to play sports again.
He’ll serve as the team’s bat boy whenever possible.
