LITTLE ROCK, Ark., June 17 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release:

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Members of the UAMS Department of Neurosurgery softball team pose before the tournament, with Sophia and Santiago, the son and daughter of coach Hector Soriano, M.D.

Image by Bryan Clifton

June 17, 2026 | Residents and faculty in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently competed as one of 56 neurosurgery softball teams in a tournament in New York City's Central Park.

Eliezer Villaneueva, M.D., at bat on a Central Park ball field.

The 21st Annual Neurosurgery Charity Softball Tournament, a fundraising event for brain tumor research, is a one-day, eli...