{"id":6739,"date":"2026-04-04T16:23:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T16:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.thunderboltssoftball.com\/?page_id=6739"},"modified":"2026-04-06T17:45:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:45:36","slug":"about-us-3-9","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.thunderboltssoftball.com\/?page_id=6739","title":{"rendered":"Alex&#8217;s Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1775233882372{margin-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_6a136db958714{font-size:var(--wpex-text-4xl);}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-text-center vcex_6a136db958714\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\"><span class=\"wpex-highlight\"><span class=\"wpex-highlight__bg wpex-bg-accent wpex-after\" style=\"height:20px;opacity:0.5;\"><\/span><span class=\"wpex-highlight__text wpex-relative\">ALEX'S LEGACY<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1775233852894{margin-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"724\" height=\"1083\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.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; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1775319942964{margin-top: 35px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Alex Wilcox #8<br \/>\nJuly 1, 1999 &#8211; June 25, 2018<\/strong><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1775497532601{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221;]\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Join in the fight and get involved.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">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><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1775233882372{margin-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1775233852894{margin-top: 40px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1775319942964{margin-top: 35px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Alex Wilcox #8 July 1, 1999 &#8211; June 25, 2018 [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1775497532601{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221;] Thunderbolts Softball honors Alex Wilcox&#8217;s legacy to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer. 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