It was junior year and I was finally on the varsity softball team. I had waited three years to say that I made it. A few months into the year the head coach pulled me to the side and told me that there wasn’t enough room for me. I was devastated by the sound of those words. I went home crying because I felt like a failure. After that day I started to not care about high school softball. Each day at practice for junior varsity, I fooled around and didn’t care about what was going on. My behavior had changed so much that even my coach from travel ball noticed. He called me to go over to his house and talk about what had happened. We talked for almost an hour about how I shouldn’t let this affect my personal life. But he did say inspiring words …show more content…
High school softball was coming to an end and I was getting more and more excited for the start of travel. To even think about the long weekends at the softball fields excited me. Something else excited me to, the thought of getting looked at by softball coaches. This was one of my last chances to get looked at. Especially one tournament in Colorado, Colorado Sparkler. One of the biggest tournaments during the summer. When it was time to head over there I became restless to begin the tournament. There was one day that was different from the rest. I played my heart out when I saw the college coaches out there. After the game I had four colleges that wanted me to play for their school. They were Cincinnati Christian University, Wilmington University, North Dakota State, and Marymount. I had to narrow down the colleges one by one. So the first one to go was Marymount because it was in California. Then North Dakota because I didn’t want to play for a division one softball program. It was between Wilmington and Cincinnati, they were both on the east coast. When I went to visit them in August I fell in love with Wilmington more. It was just my school that I have been waiting for. Also it was a division two softball program but runs as a
La Mirada offers organized ball on a year-round basis. Jennie joined her first league, L’il Miss T-Ball, after her fifth birthday. She was one of those kids who excelled at a number of sports, but her greatest love was always baseball. Bev and Doug soon began channeling this passion almost exclusively into girls’ softball. Their daughter had good hand-eye coordination and excellent speed.
Over the past fifteen to twenty years women's fastpitch softball popularity has continued to grow and spread internationally. By the mid-1990s it was played in more than 85 countries under the eye of the International Softball Federation (ISF). It has become increasingly popular among women at the youth and collegiate levels. More than 630 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) member institutions sponsor women's softball programs, and national championships for women are held in all three NCAA sports divisions (Encarta, 1998). In 1991 women's fastpitch softball was selected to debut as a medal sport in the 1996 Olympic Summer Games in Columbia, Georgia. The U.S. won the gold medal in the 1996 Olympic Games due to a good defense and great hitters on the team. Even though defense and pitching are critical and vital parts of the game, a successful team must have an effective offense to win the game. Among all the standout hitters on the U.S. Olympic team, two of the best are Dot Richardson and Lisa Fernadez. Both Lisa and Dot have picture-perfect swings, which have made them very productive throughout their careers. Today there is a women's professional fastpitch softball league. Interest in the Women's Professional Softball League (WPSL) has been increasing for the last three years and continues to grow each year.
About a week into my time at this new school the athletic director, Mr. Washington approched me. "Do you play any sports?" He asked. Although this seemed like a simple question, it made my nerves spike up. "Softball", I said in a low tone. His face lit up and he explained how they had one space open on the team, they needed
Of all sports that I have seen I can say with all confidence I never thought softball would be my sport.When I first thought about playing softball I thought I could never do it. Then as I finally agreed to play softball I was completely petrified. I got on the field and the first thing I did was mess up and I messed up bad. I barely could catch a ball here I was standing there watching everyone play like pros. When I got up to bat I hit the ball but the bat vibrated down and swole up my thumb. I was completely embarrassed and immediately was out cause I was too busy freaking out.
The importance of softball in my life goes unnoticed by others, but I owe everything I am to this sport. I am an organized, cooperative woman who does not let failures affect my work ethic. Although my friends and family do not give my softball career much credit, I am confident that the lessons I’ve taken away from this sport have proficiently prepared me to step up to the plate and score a successful
I have played softball for four years, Softball has always come to me naturally. It was my third year playing when I moved to Friendswood, I was new to everything. During this year I met a girl named Shaye Brockwell. She was really nice to me and we hung out many times. Then her dad started coaching and I got on their team the next year and everything changed.
During, the whole rodeo season I looked forward to going to the State Finals. I didn't attend the finals as a participant, but as a spectator. As President of the "Saddle Bronc Fan Club" for my friend Cole, there was no way I would miss this experience. We both had been looking forward to this day for a long time.
I began my speech by mentioning my coaches and what they meant to me.
As Paige and I walked across the field towards our team I felt euphoric. Four long years of work, sweat, and dedication had led up to this night. It was the perfect end to my senior year of softball. The scoreboard just beyond the mass of sweaty, screaming softball players read 15-0. This was the final score of the district championship game, a game my team had never won before. The applause and cheers of the fans echoed in my ears for hours afterward
Softball is a sport around the world that is gaining a lot of popularity, and Jennie Finch wants to bring the sport back into the olympics. In the article “ Jennie Finch Makes Case For Olympic Softball “, It talks about why Jennie wants the sport to return to the olympics. Jennie Finch is an a two time olympic medalist, a gold and silver medal, and she also played at the University of Arizona where she once had a sixty game winning streak. In 2013, Jennie wrote an essay explaining why softball should be in the 2020 olympics. In the essay, she says that including softball in the olympics would inspire women all over and give them the opportunity to participate in the greatest celebration of sport known to man, The Olympic Games. She goes on
Two years in a row my all-star team from Vidalia traveled to Santé Fe, New Mexico. We got to play against teams from Colorado, East Texas, West Texas and New Mexico. The first year I went my coach forgot that I knew how to pitch. My coach from the summer kept telling him to put me in and they finally listened to him and put me in when they had no other option. We won that game and was able
Throughout my entire life I have made a collection of many fond memories. Of those fond memories one in particular sticks out, my senior year during baseball season. I have played baseball since I was six years old and my senior season was by far the best of them. Memories were not only made on the field but also off of it, making us not only teammates but brothers. The memories I made with that team will forever be implanted into my mind and something that I will carry with me for the rest of my life.
This was my 4th grade summer break. The reason baseball is my favorite sport is because it is how my Dad got me into baseball and he would play with me until I had the game down. I got the opportunity to go practice with college
If softball hasn’t been my entire life, it’s played an extremely large role in shaping nearly everything that has made me who I am today. I started at the age of seven, made my way through middle school, high school, eight years of year around travel ball, and now I’m currently playing in college. I have coached recreation league teams and the middle school team, when I was in high school, and I want to continue coaching after I graduate with an MBA in Sports Management.
Our first game the next day was against the Raiders.On our first play we scored a touchdown.The fans on our side went wild.At halftime the score was 28-0.After halftime we scored 3 more touchdowns.We won against them game 52-8,knocking them team at of the tournament.We went back to the hotel.When we got there I stayed up for a little bit,then I went to bed to get rest for our game the next day.