article_snippet.sent: The University of Connecticut baseball team has welcomed The University of Connecticut newest member: 5-year-old Grayson Hand of Sturbridge, Massachusetts.
article_snippet.sent: Hand, who is battling leukemia, joins the Huskies with the help of Team IMPACT, an organization that matches children with life-threatening and chronic illness to college sports teams.
article_snippet.sent: The Hartford Courant reports seniors Carson Cross and Blake Davey were inspired to get involved with the Boston-based organization after hearing positive stories from the UConn men's hockey team, which also welcomed a youngster to The University of Connecticut baseball team.
article_snippet.sent: The University of Connecticut baseball team has taken on The University of Connecticut newest member: 5-year-old Grayson Hand, who is battling leukemia .
highlights_snippet.sent: Grayson Hand, 5, joined the Huskies as part of Team IMPACT, which matches children with life-threatening illness with college teams .
  