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My youngest son James eats, drinks, and lives baseball. His passion for playing baseball started as a young child, at the age of three. He continued his obsession of the sport by playing on a variety of teams in the neighborhood and on travel teams. He devoted all his time to training and participating in the game. Through his self-training determination, he perfected his skills and won multiple recognition awards. Most recently, he used his training as an escape when confronted with stress of…

hit a homerun. Hitting the ball is one of the greatest feelings in the world. Once hit you run to first base if the ball isn't close by it would be a great opportunity to run the the next base. The softball field may be smaller than the average baseball field but the ball is bigger and pitched underhand on flat ground. Softball was invented in 1887…

The Worst Softball Experience Around the year 2008 I had made my decisions to play softball. Yes I had played tee ball and coach pitch, but this was the real thing. That year I was turning six. Usually you can’t start softball/baseball until your six but since I was in first grade I was allowed to play. I lived in Philomath, where I had lived my whole life. Years had passed, and I had been playing softball all those years. When it came down to about 7th grade I was a more experienced player,…

career, I experience both victory and defeat as a direct result of aggressiveness. I would rather reflect upon my athletic careers and think “I cannot believe I did that,” rather than think “I wish I did that”. Whether it be stealing home late in a baseball game with my team down by two or trying to granby-roll my opponent while I am up by ten, I refuse to be conservative in athletics. During my junior wrestling season nearly every one of my losses were a result of over-aggressiveness. My…

Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU). The path for me to get to OBU was all part of God’s plan for my life. It all started at around the time I turned five and fell in love with sports. Ever since then my life has been centered around sports, whether it be baseball, basketball, football, or golf. If it involved competition then I was going to participate. When I was a kid my favorite sport was basketball, mainly because my grandfather played basketball at Oklahoma State University (OSU) for the…

People decide their callings at different times. I, on the other hand, bounced around between many different occupations. When I began my freshman year of highschool, I started my involvement with many activities. All of the activities I pursued made me realize which ones I enjoyed, and which ones I thought I would like, but ended up not. My involvement and efforts in a diverse range of activities makes the road of success easier. My involvement with softball affects many parts of my life.…

cousin's name was Apollo Castillo. He absolutely knew everything about baseball, James knew that if he went to him he could become probably the best baseball player in the city. Apollo was 30 years old and six foot two and was pretty strong. James and his father drove all the way down to Salem and sure enough he learned a ton about baseball from Apollo. When James got back to Corvallis he could not wait for his next baseball game coming up. Finally his next game came up, he was very excited and…

Robinson stood against prejudice to overcome racism and left a lasting impact that bettered the world of baseball for African Americans. Years after his baseball career, he combined and published his first-hand experiences with injustice in his autobiography: I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography of Jackie Robinson. In 1947, the Brooklyn Dodger president named Mr. Branch Rickey turned the tide of baseball by inviting a black player into the national ball leagues, shocking all of America. Mr.…

I have never really thought of myself as a leader, because I was usually quiet and self centered. Sophomore year was the year I truly became assertive and controlling that made me become a “leader”. Besides being challenged in academics and music, my role in sports became more defined that year. Track season during spring started out fine as everything was relaxing and looking good. With a small core of discus and shotput throwers, around three out of six of us were looking to go big. We learned…

“ Son I understand that” annoyingly replied As John and his dad arrive to the baseball area where they have to check into the housing for the kids to stay in while they play baseball for a week, they get greeted with a great welcome from the staff. “ Hello there, you are? “ Hey my sons name is John Colby.” replied dad “ So if you could just pull up in here to park, thank you…