Ole Miss softball team's visit a 'home run' with Batson patients
Published on Thursday, March 15, 2018
By: Jay Ferchaud
Superhero gear, princess gowns and board games scored plenty of smiles from patients as 21 Lady Rebels stopped in for a visit at Batson Children’s Hospital on their way to play Southeast Louisiana State on Wednesday. The team will be back on the diamond in Oxford on Friday, when they play South Carolina.
Ole Miss softball players, from left, Kaitlin Lee, Alex Schneider and Brittany Finney share princess finery with Batson Children's Hospital patient Emma Grace Simpson of Hattiesburg.
Ole Miss softball player Elantra Cox and Nasi Rai Strickland, Batson Children's Hospital patient, play superhero.
Ole Miss softball players Paige McKinney, left, and Alyssa Clayton play tic-tac-toe with Blake Stone of Philadelphia, a Batson Children's Hospital patient.
Spider-Man has a couple of helpers: Ole Miss softball player Izzy Werdann and Jase Thorpe of Brookhaven, a Batson Children's Hospital patient.
Finney, left, and Schneider give Simpson a ride in her pink convertible.
The Ole Miss softball players gather for a team photo at Batson Children's Hospital.