Owls' Marshall Wins Shot For Life Home Run Derby, Featured in Boston Herald
Westfield State first year baseball player Nick Marshall (Reading, Mass.) recently won the “Shot for Life” Home Run Derby – with a remarkable 31 home runs – as a tribute to his grandparents and their battles with cancer.
Westfield State first-year baseball player Nick Marshall (Reading, Mass.) recently won the "Shot for Life" Home Run Derby – with a remarkable 31 home runs – as a tribute to his grandparents and their battles with cancer.
The "A Shot For Life Home Run Derby" is a talent based event that features the 16 best boys and the 16 best girls in Massachusetts, with proceeds going to help fight cancer at the Dr. Curry Research Laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Marshall's pitcher for the event was Dave Clivio '78, himself a Westfield State baseball alumnus, who has been Marshall's summer coach for several years.
The story of Marshall's emotional win was featured in the Boston Herald. You can read a full story on the home run derby as posted on the Community 99 blog at https://community99.com/emotional-victory-for-nick-marshall-boston-herald/