LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- Bethlehem Lutheran School fifth-grader Aidan Hamilton would love to become a broadcaster when he grows up.
"I never stop speaking," Aidan said.
"I can attest to that," added his smiling mother, Ashley Hamilton.
And Aidan has quite a story. Overcoming epilepsy and autism to become a thriving student made him one of several national top-prize winners in the "Breaking Barriers: In Sports, In Life" essay contest. The Major League Baseball Educational Program honored Aidan with an assembly on Tuesday at Bethlehem Lutheran School's gymnasium.
Sharon Robinson, daughter of MLB barrier-breaker Jackie Robinson, visited the school, along with Rockies right-hander LaTroy Hawkins, Rockies mascot Dinger and several club and MLB representatives.