Sophia Becker tends to be the first one up most mornings, waiting for the rest of her family with that big ole smile. The 11-year-old girl from Spencerville, Ohio, the one fighting Stage 2 brain cancer since February, is not really one to let things bother her.
On Sunday, though, she was waiting a little extra early. There were going to see the Lima Locos play -- or maybe more importantly for her, they were going to see some LSU Tigers play.
LSU baseball players Trent Vietmeier, Braden Doughty and incoming-freshman Cade Beloso all play for the Lima Locos summer ball team, and on this day Becker was throwing out the first pitch.