Earlier this year, Harrison was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or ALS, an aggressive neurodegenerative disease that has left this fire lieutenant wheelchair bound.

"It's rapidly progressed," Anderson said.

Harrison is a 17-year firefighting veteran and single father of five children who Anderson describes as dedicated to serving Richmond.

"He's a civil servant. Kevin has dedicated his life to serving the people of Richmond," Anderson said. "He's made a good name for himself in the fire service and now he needs help. He needs somebody to come and kind of be his hero and save him and his family. That's what we're trying to do."

Looking to find a way to support his friend and brother, Anderson says he found his answer through baseball.

"We were watching baseball one afterno

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