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Brantley, after winning the 1A state championship, appealed to the big Alex Wilcox. Then the AHSAA turned to Wilcox to help present the trophy.
A. Stacy Long, Montgomery Announcer

Alex Wilcox, who died Monday, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2016.(Photo: Albert Cesare / Announcer)

Alex Wilcox, a softball player from the state of Mississippi whose fight against ovarian cancer has brought to light the shy teenager, died Monday night. She was 18 years old.

Wilcox was diagnosed with ovarian cancer before his junior season at Brantley High School (Ala.) In 2016, almost a year before his signature with the state of Mississippi. She had just finished her first year with the Bulldogs, where she started a cancer awareness movement.

"When she signed with the state of Mississippi, I said while she was the face of the softball Brantley," said Brantley coach Cindy Hawthorne. "I do not see that changing, now hundreds of thousands of people across the country know her and her story, and her legacy will continue to live."

Wilcox has played 16 games this season as a freshman in the state of Mississippi, which honored her as well as other people who were fighting cancer. ovary with special jerseys. Opposite schools too supported the cause.

"The bravest and brave young woman I've ever known has gone through the toughest battle with a smile on her face every day," said Vann Stuedeman, state coach of the United States. Mississippi Monday night. "The grace and beauty that she put forth while suffering from this horrible disease was truly remarkable and quite heroic: our hearts are broken for her family and all those who loved her so dearly." .

His former high school teammates have dedicated his season to him. They honored her with stickers on their helmets and fake tattoos on their wrists.

Wilcox was a star thrower of the first Brantley championship team when she was a freshman in 2014. This year, she also verbally engaged in the state of Mississippi.

After a thumb injury while playing basketball in the second year, Wilcox became a full-time outfielder.