LS Warriors bring inspiration to Sioux Falls
· Yahoo Sports
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Baseball is said to be the game that anybody can play, no matter your shape, size, or background. The Louisville Slugger Warriors, however, take that to a completely different level.
“It’s a unique thing to see a team full of amputees out on a baseball field playing,” said Augustana alum, and Warriors player Parker Hanson. “It’s awesome just what it can for inspiration for the community, but also awareness of, hey, just because you might have a disability doesn’t mean that’s going to stop you from doing what you want to do.”
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Hanson is a native of Sioux Falls, who played baseball at Augustana despite being born without his left hand.
“It’s like, hey, you have two choices in life. You can just sit on the couch and give up or you can get up and go,” said Hanson. “And, let’s get up and go.”
Getting up and going isn’t just a choice for some of the members of the Warriors but rather, a privilege.
“I remind myself every day to just wake up and understand that, like, you know, I’m still here for a reason, and to live life to the fullest every day,” said Derrick Victors.
Victors is one of two Purple Heart recipients on the Slugger roster. Despite that, Victor is more inspired than ever by being around his teammates.
“These guys are an inspiration to me,” said Victors. “The challenges that people overcome gives perspective to, you know, the able body that thinks like a muscle is sore so they kind of, take a day off. And these guys, like, there is no days off.”
Family is one of the biggest inspirations for the Warriors. Whether that be off the field, or on it.
“Parents that are parenting kids with disabilities, encourage your kids to go out there and try,” said Hanson. “And it’s okay if they fail, because guess what? Everyone fails in life.”
“It’s camaraderie,” said Victors. “It’s brotherhood. It is family. We are family.”
The team’s documentary, ‘Curveballs,’ gives an inside look at what the players go through day-to-day.
“It’s pretty awesome,” said Victors. “I’ve seen it once. And it’s moving. It’s inspirational every time we’re around each other. And like I said, I’m humbled to be out here every single time.”
For Hanson, doing it in his home town meant that much more to him.
“It was a special film and it was really cool for me to be able to show that within Sioux Falls here,” said Hanson. “That’s what’s special with this trip for me is like, I love this place, I love Sioux Falls, the community.”
It has yet to be announced when the documentary ‘Curveballs,’ following the journey of the Warriors, will reach streaming platforms.
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