Arkansas Legion player overcomes adversity
Chase Hopkins, a pitcher and first baseman for the Rose Bud Razorbacks American Legion team. Photo by The Arkansas Leader

Arkansas Legion player overcomes adversity

Fifteen-year-old Chase Hopkins from Pangburn, Ark., faces a lifelong adversity - an underdeveloped left arm and hand due to a surgical error that occurred when he was only three. But Hopkins' adversity hasn't stopped him from playing one of his favorite sports: baseball.

As a pitcher and starting first baseman for the Rose Bud Razorbacks American Legion Baseball team in Pangburn, Hopkins faces challenges that his teammates don't, but he doesn't let frustration take over. Instead, Hopkins' positive attitudes shines on the field. Click here to read the full story on the star Legion Baseball player.