The Shaker High baseball team recently helped raise money for a student who is battling cancer.

May 1, 2009 - The Shaker High School baseball team recently helped raise more than $600 for an elementary student who is battling cancer.

On April 25, the baseball team held its first "elementary school night" at the Boght Baseball Complex, home of the North Colonie Youth Baseball Program. Ben Stowell, a Blue Creek Elementary student who is battling cancer, threw out the ceremonial first pitch, and his brother James also participated in the event. Tricia Carlson, a Blue Creek teacher, and several of Ben's friends sold Blue Creek cookbooks to raise money to help pay Ben's medical expenses.

Coaches Pete Mravlja and Leslie Archer-Kassel helped organize the event, which was well attended. The first 300 students who arrived were given free Shaker baseball stress balls.

Shaker defeated Troy 16-6.