Dozens of people flocked to East Brunswick to play some wiffle ball for a good cause. 

A community tournament was held in Middlesex County to remember an 18-year-old Rutgers University freshman who died three years ago. 

Patrick Olabanji "BJ" Awosogba Jr. died while playing in a pickup basketball game due to a a silent, rare heart condition that kills thousands of young people each year. 

Awosogba Jr. had dreams of becoming an attorney but the rare heart condition which makes the heart muscle abnormally thick cut his life short. 

According to the American Heart Association, an estimated one in 350 children may have the dangerous underlying heart condition. Each year as many as 3,000 young people die from sudden cardiac arrest. 

His father, Dr. Patrick Awosogba, is still struggling with his son's death especially because he says his son had such a joy for life. 

"I recall on of his colleagues in high school was asked to say a few words for the yearbook and he said and I quote 'I intend to live forever and so far, so good' and 11 months later, he was dead."

This is the third year in a row that Awosogba Jr.'s friend, Gregory Sampson, hosted the wiffle ball tournament to honor his former Little League teammate. 

All the money raised goes towards student athletes at "BJ's Alma Mater" in East Brunswick. 

The event raised more than $2,500 last year and hopes to make more this year.