BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Members of the Campbell softball team will be
hosting a clinic on Nov. 7, 2009 to benefit redshirt junior catcher
Amanda Littlejohn. The clinic
will be open to the public and will be held at the Eakes Athletic
Complex from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The team will be accepting donations
for a fund to directly aid in the medical bills incurred by
Littlejohn in her fight against cancer.
Littlejohn was the starting catcher for the Camels during the 2007
and 2008 season. In the summer of 2007 she was diagnosed with
melanoma. She fought the disease while continuing to play the game
of softball during the spring 2008 season, a season in which she
had a historic campaign with a .367 batting average, 84 hits, 15
home runs and a school-record 72 RBIs and ended with Campbell
making the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 13 years.
The cancer was thought to be in remission until November 2008 when
Littlejohn got the tragic news that the cancer had returned and a
malignant tumor was found in her brain. Littlejohn, a California
native, flew back home to fight the disease once again with the
support of her family. Over the summer, after surgery in her brain
to remove the tumors, Littlejohn was cleared by her doctors to play
and given a clean bill of health in July 2009. The joy was
short-lived though as this past September two more tumors were
found in her brain. Littlejohn is currently living back in
California and will begin radiation treatments later this
month.
Campbell's softball team is now raising money for a fund to aid the
Littlejohn family defray the medical costs for the surgeries and
radiation treatments that she will be undergoing and are running
this clinic to aid in the process.
"Amanda is one of those rare individuals that you can't help but
love and look up to for her positive approach to life, and the way
she treats others," head coach Drew Peterson explained. "She
is a true inspiration to our team, and we look forward to
celebrating her victory over this newest opponent in the future. We
are constantly thinking about her and her family, and lifting them
up in prayer. This fundraiser is just one small way we want the
Littlejohn family to know how much we love them."
For any questions about the clinic or to make a donation please
contact Peterson at 910-893-1355.
