A Full Circle Around The Bases
2/3/2021 11:22:00 AM | Baseball
NC State freshman Harrison McKinion, whose childhood relationship with Wolfpack baseball helped him survive a long battle with a rare blood cancer, is ready to join the program this spring.
Written by Tim Peeler, courtesy of NC State University Communications
NCÂ State second baseman Logan Ratledge flung the double-play relay with the same force he threw everything else during the Wolfpack's 2013 College World Series season. He did not remember that young Harrison McKinion, an 11-year-old cancer patient, was hanging out with the team and taking a few plays at infield before practice one day.
"Oh, my gosh," someone asked the frail kid with the bald head under his red hat. "Were you scared?"
"With everything I've been through," said the plucky preteen, "I don't have time to be scared."
At the time, a rare blood cancer was raging in Harrison's body. He and his family had been through a rollercoaster of diagnoses and prognoses, none of which were favorable.
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