Hoover Softball Opening Day parade

Hoover Softball Opening Day will feature a parade ending at the softball field for the first game of the season.

Hoover student Haley Higdon will throw out the first pitch at Hoover Central Softball. Haley is a teenager who recently received a prosthetic hand after having her fingers amputated due to a car crash.

Higdon will be Grand Marshal of the parade that will take place at the ball park on Saturday, April 6, at 9 a.m. The parade will end at field 1 where Haley will throw out the first pitch to open the season.

Directions to the park can be found at Hooversoftball.com.