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IMMACULATA, Pa.- The Immaculata University baseball team adopted seven-year old Philip Davis from Royersford, Pa. as the newest member of the baseball team yesterday afternoon before their 2014 home opener with Neumann.  Through Team IMPACT, the Mighty Macs added Philip to the squad for the remainder of the 2014 season.

Prior to the game yesterday, Philip signed a letter to join the Immaculata baseball team and later threw out the first pitch of the game after both team's rosters were introduced.

Philip is a seven-year old boy from Royersford, Pa. and is thrilled to become the newest member of the Mighty Mac family.  His family moved here last summer after his father retired from a career with the United States Army.

Last August, as Philip was preparing to celebrate his seventh birthday, his doctor and mother were busy trying to figure out why he continued to have unexplained, recurring fevers.  After a chest x-ray identified a very large mass in his chest, Philip was diagnosed with Stage Four Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system.  Instead of celebrating his seventh birthday with the Reading Fightin' Phils as originally planned, he began treatment as a patient in the Childen's Hospital of Philadelphia.  Philip's treatment plan required chemotherapy and radiation therapy, ensuring that Philip would spend more days than not at CHOP over the next six months.

Philip went through four rounds of chemotherapy last fall.  After his chemo, Philip immediately underwent radiation and proton therapy which he completed at the end of January.  As of January 31st, Philip is done with treatment!  While he will continue to need tests and scans, Philip is excited to get back to his schoolwork and everyday activities.

For the remainder of the 2014 season, Philip will be a mainstay at Immaculata baseball practices and games.

Team IMPACT is a non-profit organization chartered to improve the quality of life for children facing life threatening illnesses.