NCAA Umpires Wear Pink on Cancer Awareness Night

(left to right) Tracy Smith, Head Coach, Indiana University; Brandon Cooper; Scott Kennedy; Nathan Huber; Dan McDonnell, Head Coach, University of Louisville.

When NCAA umpires Nathan Huber, Scott Kennedy and Brandon Cooper realized they would be working together on Cancer Awareness Night at the University of Louisville, their first call was to their friends at Ump-Attire.com. As part of the event--which raised funds for Gilda's Club through Home Runs for Hope--both teams wore special uniforms with pink details, and the umpire crew wanted to be able to show their support on the field as well. This was especially true for Kennedy, whose mother is a breast cancer survivor.

We were of course thrilled to get them set up with pink shirts for such an important event, and Ump-Attire.com staff member Amanda headed out to the ballpark to see them prepare for the game.

Cooper, who had the plate, said of the event, "We all thought it would be a great way to participate for such a worthy cause. The pink shirts definitely stood out on the field. I have a couple of family members who are cancer survivors, and I thought it would be a good way to represent them."

Huber was excited to finally participate in an event for a great cause. "I think it shows that umpires are human and care about the people around them. Some of the stories really tug at your heart strings. It really puts things in perspective that baseball is just a game but breast cancer is very real."

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