After death of coach, Spruce Creek players get ready for all-star game

As Volusia County continues to mourn the loss of Spruce Creek High School assistant baseball coach, Adam "Stump" Smith after a fatal auto accident on May 10, three Creek Hawks are preparing to play in the Cure All-Stars Baseball Game in Sanford on May 13. This game is an annual event held by the Orlando Sports Foundation that raises money for cancer research. Mason Sanders, Jordan Livingston, and Joe Christen were hand-picked by their coaches as a result of their academic and athletic achievements .

The Cure All-Stars Baseball Game comes just three days after the Spruce Creek coach's death. "Coach Smith was a valued team member. Our school and community are devasted by his loss.

Our hearts go out to his family during this very difficult time," Spruce Creek High School Principal Dr. Todd Sparger said in a statement to The News-Journal. Hawks mourn Smith, prepare for Cure All-Stars Baseball Game According to a GoFundMe made by Port Orange parent Blanca Christen, Smith was a New Smyrna Beach High School player and coach.

Smith also coached at Deland High School, then Spruce Creek for three years. Her son, Joe Christen, was one of the high schoolers selected to play in the Cure All-Stars Baseball Game. "The news has been so devastating especially for our boys (baseball players)," Blanca Christen said in an interview with The News-Journal on May 11.