I admit I was a bit disappointed in how Lipscomb's softball season turned out. They won a share of the conference title, but then went 2-and-Q in the conference tournament. 29-26 is still a good year, especially by Lipscomb's standards.
But if you're looking for feel-good stories going into this year's NCAA tournament, look no farther than Campbell's sophomore catcher Amanda Littlejohn. A two-year starter for the Lady Camels, she holds the school's single-season RBI record and was named to the All-Tournament team at last week's A-Sun Conference Tournament.
She is also a cancer survivor, enduring surgery and treatment for Stage III melanoma during the summer between her freshman and sophomore years. At last report she is cancer-free, but still faces some long odds. The five-year survival rate for those with Amanda's type of cancer is 40-50%.
I hope Lipscomb fans will join me in wishing Amanda all the best in her fight with cancer. And if the Lady Camels can make some noise in the NCAA's, so much the better.
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