Why I Love Softball

My freshman year of high school I went out for softball. I had loved softball when I was younger and had always been the star of the team. I wasn’t expecting to come in and be a hot shot, but I also wasn’t expecting to be the bottom man of the totem pole. We had a large team and the coaches knew that to get everyone playing time they would need to have some of us suit up for the first game and save others for a different game that would be easier. I was thrilled when coach said my name in the list of those suiting up for the first game regardless it was for the junior varsity team. We warmed up and ran back to the dugout to take our final fielding practice and the starters ran out on the field. I stayed optimistic and excited to even be suiting up. The first header ended in a win and I was anticipating that I would get to play a little the next one. The team ran in and out of the …show more content…
I worked harder in practice everyday. The next game the coach called me over and told me to get ready. I instantly knew this was my time to prove that I hadn’t been slacking and that I was not afraid. I ran to shortstop and right off the bat made the first play. My hard work and determination didn’t end there though, I ran harder than I ever had and stayed after practice to get more reps almost every day. As the season progressed I continued to chase my goals and get better. Eventually I replaced the starter on junior varsity and made the varsity regional team. Through all of my struggles I worked to stay positive and cheer on my team no matter what the outcome and whether things went my way or not. I showed leadership to my fellow teammates in the way I worked from the bottom, and even though I was a freshman I pushed others to work harder also. Softball is now my favorite sport and I continue to put tremendous amounts of work into it. There is never an off-season in softball or