JAG SOFTBALL UMPIRE ASSOCIATION HELD ITS FIRST ANNUAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS TOURNAMENT (BCAT) AT THE WALLACE MARINE SOFTBALL COMPLEX (SALEM, ORE) ON SEP 27-29, 2024.

WITH KEY SUPPORT FROM JAG UMPIRES, THE CITY OF SALEM, USA SOFTBALL OF OREGON, AND TO THE 34 TEAMS THAT BROUGHT A BCAT THEMED GIFT BASKET FOR OUR RAFFLE, A DONATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,444 WAS PRESENTED TO THE LINDA L VLADYKA (LLV) BREAST WELLNESS FOUNDATION ON OCTOBER 21ST.

THE LLV BREAST WELLNESS FOUNDATION WAS CREATED IN 2002 IN SUPPORT OF LINDA L VLADYKA, A SOFTBALL MOM WHOSE FAMILY HAS DONATED OVER $600,000 TO THE EMERGENCY CANCER SUPPORT SERVICES IN AND AROUND SALEM, OREGON.

CREATED BY HER DAUGHTER, KRIS KNOX, HERSLEF A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR FOR 15+ YEARS, THE BCAT IS SIMPLY ABOUT AWARENESS….AND AWARENESS SAVES LIVES!

THE 2025 BCAT IS SCHEDULED FOR LABOR DAY – STAY IN TOUCH WITH JAG FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS AMAZING TOURNAMENT.