UOP baseball player survives cancer, first Division I player to have liver transplant

Since he was a toddler, Jackson Vaughan defied massive odds against him. Diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer, the 3-year-old underwent chemotherapy and two liver transplants. The Central Valley native is now going against the grain again, becoming the first NCAA Division I baseball player to have undergone a liver transplant. By his coaches' and teammates' accounts, Vaughan is an amazing pitcher.