Softball

place I practice three times a week. The softball field is my happy place. The dirt on the field is the only beach I want to go to. The chalk on the field is the only chalk I write with. The early mornings, the late nights all for something I love. The smell of the fresh cut grass, so fresh just before a game. The look of the just raked infield, so fluffy and smooth.The look of the freshly painted and chalked lines, so crisp like perfection. The softball chalked for the pitcher's circle, where I…

“Be remembered!” echoes through my mind every time I get up to bat. From Tee Ball to now, softball has made a huge impact on my life. Ever since I was 5 years old, I have been playing the game that I love the most. Imagine standing on a softball field expected to perform at the age of 5. Even though the butterflies in my stomach were fixing to start a war, nothing was going to stop me from stepping on that field to play my first tee ball game as a Little Tiger. Fans cheered, but what I…

won many awards for her spectacular work. Also since Sierra has gotten bigger and more popular not just in the world of softball she has made her own website. Sierra has also made her own eye black and a tool that goes with your glove. Also rumor has it that Romero will be playing in the 2020 summer olympics.Sierra Romero is a very smart and talented women in and out of softball that is why she is my idol. For her to be so young she has accomplished many things. She has achieved her goal on…

other team. Two wins down, two more to go! The third game started immediately after the second game. A chubby lady with frosted pink lips waddled over to the umpire mumbling about possible thunderstorms and that they wanted to try to get in as much softball before the rain hit. The rain at that point…

Clayton Kershaw, Joey Votto, etc. When you hear the word softball, you probably think of college teams or some even ask what softball is. Softball has become such a small sport because of baseball taking over. Although, I do not mind that, baseball is an amazing sport to play and watch. Softball is just the same and gets less credit. One person that is very famous in the softball world is a woman named Jennie Finch. To me, she is the best softball player of the last couple of decades, but…

the pitcher in: She stunned the softball world with her amazing performance. At age five Jennie Finch started playing softball, and became a pitcher at eight years old(Team). She played for the Arizona Wildcats, and the Chicago Bandits, and she has won two Olympic medals and seven world championships with the U.S. She was titled a Three-time World Cup Champion, and NPF Co-Pitcher of the year. Why did she decide to become a pitcher? What made her want to play softball? This essay will explain…

The pitching is getting faster, bat speeds are getting quicker, and bats are created with newer and better technology; these three things are resulting in softballs popping off bats at higher velocities, yet no required protective measures are being taken to protect the pitcher from the ball. Getting hit by a ball traveling at high speeds can have devastating effects on a pitcher if no safety measures are taken to soften the blow of the ball. A hit to the body or face of a pitcher cannot be…

Keep Out The Dugout November 24TH, 1887, football fans used boxing gloves and broomsticks to play the very first, official, game of softball. Just a little over four decades earlier, Alexander Cartwright, the “father of baseball” formalized the rules, or codes, of “townball”. What is townball? Who exactly is Alexander Cartwright? What does this have to do with softball? All valid questions you may or, may not have right now. Townball or base are both older colloquial terms used to describe,…

strong are you when it comes to tough times? The person that comes to mind when I ask this question is a girl named Ashley Tranis. Ashley was born with only one arm. Se did, however, love the game of softball but knew she would never be able to play because of her disability. Her mom played softball and wanted Ashley to play just as bad as Ashley herself did. So when Ashleys birthday came around, she got a special bat, that allowed her to hit like anyone else, and a new glove. When tryouts came…

aspiring fastpitch softball catcher should be wearing Mizuno gear and the most popular model is Mizuno Samurai fastpitch catchers gear. The Samurai version of this acclaimed protective equipment is gender-engineered, especially for the female player. Each piece of Mizuno Samurai gear is available in numerous color choices to match any uniform design. Here’s a description of each piece from the complete Samurai fastpitch set and why this is best choice for you if you’re a fastpitch softball…