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Provo 6-year-old finds a 'team of softball sisters' in BYU players as charity connects the two

Related Topics: Letter of intent, Provo

Amy Donaldson

BYU softball's newest recruit Emily Sorensen with BYU catcher Emilee Erickson after the Cougars beat Snow College Thursday night. Sorensen signed her letter of intent before the game as part of a charity event organized by Team IMPACT.

PROVO — Emily Sorensen’s blond curls spilled out from under her newly-acquired autographed BYU batting helmet as she waved two blue pompoms and cheered for her softball sisters.

“I’m trying to put into words how it’s been,” said her mom Yannie Sorensen. “It’s heartbreaking for me to see just how down she was, how much of a hard time it was.