SOPHIA, N.C. (WGHP) First responders and supportive members of the community are knocking it out of the park for a good cause this weekend.
Greensboro police sergeant Dale Nix was killed on Dec. 30 at the Sheetz in Colfax trying to interrupt a crime .
On Saturday and Sunday, there was a softball tournament to raise money for his family and show support for local law enforcement at new market fields and level cross fields.
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Two dozen teams of 12 signed up to play – and the hope is for it to become an annual event.
“He was a friend, number one, my team leader in the honor guard, and a coworker,” said Sam Alvarez, an organizer.
Several of Greensboro’s finest have experience on deck—they have a softball team called the Sheepdogs.