Jessie Burroughs celebrates with Gordo players after hitting a home run.
By Brian Hamilton, Sports Correspondent
Last Tuesday, Gordo gave Jessie Burroughs a uniform and allowed her to have an at-bat after the Lady Waves’ game against Brookwood. Burroughs has down syndrome and is a student at Reform Elementary School. Burroughs will attend Gordo High School next year. Gordo’s Lilly Sutton said that she met Burroughs through her sister, who is friends with Burroughs’ younger sister.
“My dad works with her dad, so we would always go over there and see her,” Sutton said. “You should just see her. Your whole world lights up. She is the awesomest kid ever.”
It was Sutton’s idea to have Burroughs bat after the Brookwood game. She said the idea came to her after playing one of America’s favorite backyard sports.
See complete story in the Pickens County Herald.
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