Baseball players gathered for a game in Quincy, Massachusetts Sunday, where they attempted to play 100 innings, all to raise money for ALS research.
The group made it to 53 innings, spread out over two days, before it was called due to the impending nor'easter. The home team defeated the visiting team, 66 to 53.
The game is benefiting the Angel Fund , which was founded by Rich Kennedy. His life has been hit hard by ALS; he was diagnosed in 2016 and his father and brother both died of the disease. Nearly a decade into his diagnosis, he said he's still fighting.
"I'd get into fights all the time but this is the toughest fight I've ever been in," said Kennedy. "Events like this are unbelievable, it keeps me optimistic."
Over their 22 years of hosting the special baseball game, they've r