An injured father, a powerful moment for BC softball
The crowd at Boston College’s Shea Softball Field was buzzing last Sunday. The Eagles had mounted a furious comeback to trail Atlantic Coast Conference rival North Carolina State by just a run, 6-5, in the seventh inning. With a runner on first, Tatiana Cortez, the school’s all-time leader in home runs and RBIs, was at the plate. A chance to deliver. Again.
Even under normal circumstances, the moment would have been rife with drama.
But these were far from normal circumstances.
A life-changing moment
Feb. 28 began innocuously enough for Cortez. Following her usual morning routine, she grabbed lunch with fellow senior and teammate Jordan Weed before the two trekked back to their living quarters on campus.
Cortez hadn’t been home long before she received a life-changing phone call from her mother, Sheri.
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