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I definitely grew up with the “softball is life” mentality, hanging out at the ball field on weekends and shuffling from one lesson and one practice to the next. The lessons I have learned and the people I have met along the way have been life changing and have put me into the position I am now — to live a life of different adventures and traveling across the country doing what I love.
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What does it mean to be competitive? Part 2 – Competing for your position

(This month’s topic will be broken down into 3 parts) Two weeks ago, I sent out Part 1 of this topic “Competing Against Other Teams.” To see Part 1 of this topic click here One of the words I most frequently heard at Texas A&M from head coach, Jo Evans, was “COMPETE.”   Competition fuels desire. […]

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What does it mean to be competitive? Part 1 – Competing Against Other Teams

(This month’s topic will be broken down into 3 parts, 1 in each of the next 3 weeks.)   One of the words I most frequently heard at Texas A&M from head coach, Jo Evans, was “COMPETE.”    Competition fuels desire.  Competition adds drive. Competing has become somewhat of a lost art for this generation of softball players, and […]

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What is Beautiful Fastpitch

 Beautiful- 1) having beauty; possessing qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about ; 2) of a very high standard; excellent. Fastpitch players are beautiful.  There…I said it.  It’s true.  “Beautiful” is a big word.  It’s used limitedly because of the standard we have tied to it in our culture, and we […]

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Same Game Different Stage

Well, televised games start THIS WEEKEND on the ESPN family of networks.  The first game will be #7 Tennessee @ #3 Florida this Saturday, March 16 on ESPNU at 11am ET.  These are two teams going up against each other who just this past week, both defeated Alabama, as Florida gave Alabama their first loss over a […]

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Be Your Own Boss

I recently was introduced to the book Mind Gym: An Athlete’s Guide to Inner Excellence by Davis Casstevens, and I absolutely feel in love with it. It has great stories, very motivational and inspiring, right up my alley in so many different ways. In one of the chapters, Riding the Pines, Casstevens writes about an […]

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I am a passionate individual who loves softball, coaching, broadcasting and new adventures. My goals to equip young women to achieve their dreams.

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