Birmingham-Southern’s inspiring, unexpected journey has won over some hearts.
As of Wednesday morning, a GoFundMe page had grown to $105,000 with an anonymous donor giving $2,500. Birmingham-Southern advanced to the World Series in Eastlake, Ohio, on Saturday despite the team being flattened by what was initially thought to be food poisoning. Two players had to be hospitalized and others received fluid intravenously behind the dugout during the Panthers' win over Denison.Following Saturday’s 7-6 win that clinched the World Series berth, three more players got sick, including slugger Ian Hancock.
The NCAA is paying their travel expenses to get to Ohio and home, but the added money can go toward other expenses like rings to honor the Panthers making it out of the Super Regional. The remaining funds are planned to go to the coaching staff.