{"id":5528,"date":"2024-05-09T19:48:38","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T19:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderboltssoftball.com\/?page_id=5528"},"modified":"2024-05-18T23:15:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T23:15:23","slug":"alex-wilcox","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thunderboltssoftball.com\/?page_id=5528","title":{"rendered":"Alex Wilcox"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;bold&#8221; responsive_text_min_max=&#8221;24px|46px&#8221;]<strong>Honoring the Legacy of Alex Wilcox &amp; Spreading Awareness<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row column_spacing=&#8221;20&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1715645568046{background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-color: #e8e8e8 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"724\" height=\"1083\" src=\"https:\/\/thunderboltssoftball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Alex_topshot.png\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Thunderbolts honor Alex Wilcox legacy and raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;bold&#8221; responsive_text_min_max=&#8221;24px|46px&#8221;]<strong>Alex Wilcox #8<br \/>\nJuly 1, 1999 &#8211; June 25, 2018<br \/>\n<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;normal&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&#8221; text_transform=&#8221;none&#8221;]<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Thunderbolts Softball honors Alex Wilcox&#8217;s legacy to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer. Alex was a member of the Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier and continued her academic and athletic career at Mississippi State. She inspired the nation with her courageous fight against ovarian cancer. That fight ultimately took her life in the summer of 2018. Alex\u2019s #8 Bolts Jersey was officially retired and is displayed at the Bolts Facility to serve as reminder to her Bolts sisters of the Birmingham Thunderbolts Premier pledge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">In honor of Alex and to spread awareness of the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer every Saturday all Bolts will wear our teal jerseys.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Join in the fight and get involved:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Geaux Teal is an organization committed to community-based events that raise awareness and increase education and research funds for ovarian cancer.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geauxteal.com\">https:\/\/www.geauxteal.com<\/a><\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-text-left\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"125\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/thunderboltssoftball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/aw_BIG.png\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Geaux Teal is an organization committed to community-based events that raise awareness and increase education and research funds for ovarian cancer.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geauxteal.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img width=\"1994\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/thunderboltssoftball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Alex_gallery.png\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Thunderbolts Girls Fastpitch Softball team honors Alex Wilcox legacy to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer.\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;bold&#8221; responsive_text_min_max=&#8221;24px|46px&#8221;]Honoring the Legacy of Alex Wilcox &amp; Spreading Awareness[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row column_spacing=&#8221;20&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1715645568046{background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-color: #e8e8e8 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;bold&#8221; responsive_text_min_max=&#8221;24px|46px&#8221;]Alex Wilcox #8 July 1, 1999 &#8211; June 25, 2018 [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;normal&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; font_family=&#8221;Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif&#8221; text_transform=&#8221;none&#8221;]Thunderbolts Softball honors Alex Wilcox&#8217;s legacy to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of ovarian&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5528","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry","no-media"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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