Last Thursday I had a chance to FaceTime and talk on the phone with a team from Trussville, AL, CLEAtS ‘02. These girls were SO sweet. Prior to our conversation, I told them to think of 5-6...
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The Power of Shaking Off
As a pitcher, I’ve never understood a coach’s philosophy of NOT allowing pitchers to shake off a called pitch. I...
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10 Reasons Softball Can Change Your Life
When I first started playing softball at age 5, I never would have guessed that I would end up where I am now – calling...
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Why Fastpitch Pitching Leaves So Many In Awe…
I love everything about fastpitch pitching. It’s an art – physically and mentally. A very small percentage of people in this...
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Hey Dads, We Need to Talk
Hey Dads, I want you to think for a second about the way you talk to your daughter (or the way your husband talks to your...
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Remembering to Remember to Breathe
April to the beginning of June tests me every year. Post season college softball starts to heat up which has me traveling across...
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The Do’s and Don’ts of “Daddy Ball”
“Daddy ball” – slang term in athletics for a team that is perceived by players and players’ parents on the team to have coaches who give more playing time to their own daughter than...
Remember – We Are All in This Together
We’ve all had those LONG weekends at the ballpark, with early mornings and late nights, possibly 3-4 hours of sleep before you have to be back at the field for an 8am game. (8am games...
Happiness. Is. Beautiful.
For those who don’t know, I am 27 years old and I am on a mission to make our sport even better in whatever ways I can. What do I mean by “better”? I mean help more...