July 13, 2011

Arkansas Legion player overcomes adversity

By The American Legion
  • Baseball
Arkansas Legion player overcomes adversity
Arkansas Legion player overcomes adversity

Chase Hopkins, a Rose Bud Razorbacks Legion Baseball player, doesn't let an underdeveloped arm and hand keep him from pitching.

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.

  • Baseball