‘I just wanted to play for him’: Ruffcorn, Tigers tough out win day after Birck’s death

By Shane Hulsey, Sports Writer | September 12, 2024
Canton's Allie Ruffcorn delivers a pitch during Wednesday's game against Bowling Green at the Cotton Bowl in Canton, Mo. | Shane Hulsey photo

CANTON, Mo. — Allie Ruffcorn wasn’t just pitching for the Canton softball team on Wednesday. She was pitching for Carson Birck. Birck, a 2020 Canton graduate and former Tigers baseball and basketball player, died Tuesday during a work-related accident. “I cried a lot during warmups,” Ruffcorn said. “I didn’t go to school today. I just…

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