Jason Boulais will risk his baseball career to give a stranger a chance at survival.
The University of South Carolina Beaufort pitcher will donate bone marrow this month to a boy in France, The Island Packet of Hilton Head, S.C., reported.
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"It's a young kid, he's only gotten to live a little bit of his life, he deserves to live a lot more of it," Boulais was quoted as saying. "Even if it's a stranger, never met him, even if I never meet him, it's just something to help him out."
Boulais, a senior, was approached by Be The Match Registry on USCB's campus last October about being a potential bone marrow donor. He supplied a cheek swab and never expected to hear from the group again. To his surprise, Boulais was contacted in February with news that a possible match had been found. After further tests, bloodwork confirmed a perfect match.
"I never really gave it a second thought to say 'No' to donate to the kid," Boulais told The Island Packet. "Giving someone a second a chance at life is a lot more important than me going out there and playing five more games. It is my last year, it is my last shot, but there are more important things out there for other people."
The procedure could potentially end Boulais' college career. At the very least, he will miss several games in April while recovering.