Friends of Children’s Hospital launched a fundraising campaign at the 2025 Governor’s Cup, successfully raising $7,199 in 7 innings. Ole Miss and Mississippi State fans competed to see which fanbase could fundraise the most for the state’s only children’s hospital. Ole Miss won the fundraising initiative, collecting $4,068!

To kick off the baseball game and fundraising efforts, Brooks Boyer, a Children’s of Mississippi patient, threw the first pitch of the game. In 2022, Brooks suffered a traumatic injury to his face and was treated by a team of doctors and surgeons at Children’s of Mississippi. Today, he’s a 1st grader at Madison Ridgeland Academy and plays baseball for Knights Knation. Thank you for representing Friends of Children’s Hospital, Brooks!

It was a fun night enjoying baseball and fundraising for our state’s only children’s hospital! Until Ole Miss and Mississippi State face off again in baseball, we’re keeping the competition going! If you’d like to donate to Friends of Children’s Hospital in honor of Ole Miss or State, visit www.friendsofch.org/team. Every dollar raised benefits Mississippi’s youngest patients!