Baseball positions

have ever tried. I took something which I thought was going to be terrifying and turned it into a wonderful achievement of mine. Although I had always found pitching very compulsive I would always try to avoid it. The experience I lacked in that position made my thought I could never succeed at playing adequately. On the other hand, my coach would always insist for me to attempt it, but would always fail to convince me. After some weeks of putting some thought…

Softball is my main sport. I have played softball since I was eight. Ever since I have started playing for the school, it has changed my point of view of life. I have personally realized that the game of softball helps you with life. Softball teaches you to work with others, that you can’t expect everything to go your way, and that you can’t win all the time. I could use those three lessons in life. Being part of a team sport has taught me to work with other people. In order to play well,…

It’s that time of year, the leaves are starting to turn and the weather is still scorching hot outside. Fall has finally arrived and I’m back at school for another semester. Fall baseball has just begun and it’s time for the first scrimmage. I walk out of the locker room and put my hands over my laces, and step out on the concrete and hear that first crack of the spike hitting the ground. I head to the best spot on the field the third base dugout. The field looks great the grass is cut with a…

Growing up in the upper-middle class allows you to live a comfortable lifestyle. My parents always provided our family with what we needed and always had extra to help those in need. Giving money to organizations or people is fantastic, but physically helping someone in need goes a lot farther. In early January, 2014, my dad came up to my room late one night and told me about something that he had been thinking about. I remember exactly what he said to me, “Hey Austin, I have been praying and…

minutes late to the championship game, THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME! Our coach was so irritated that we could practically see steam coming out of his ears. As the game started, I felt like l had butterflies in my stomach. My nerves seemed to calm as the baseball smacked against my leather glove, and hearing the roar of the crowd as I got the out. Both teams were giving it all they had to try and win the championship game, but you could tell that my team was definitely trying harder than the other…

Although, doing the best you can is important, I would not consider it to be the main purpose of sports. According to Joan Duda, the purpose of sport is broken down into seven categories: “sport should (a) teach the value of mastery and cooperation, (b) show people how to be physically active for life, (c) make good citizens, (d) make people competitive, (e) help individuals obtain a high status career, (f) enhance self-esteem, (g) show people how to get ahead and increase their social status”…

Broken Thumb I was outside on a nice spring day with my dad and brother my, Kevin. It was about 9:00 in the year 2010. We were all in our backyard having a catch before my baseball game which was in the afternoon. When I went deep for a pass Kevin was defending me. While jumping up for the football, my thumb got stabbed by the point of the ball. I luckily caught it but my thumb started to ache in pain but, I didn’t think anything of it. After our catch my mom drove me to the game, she was also…

I was born in Indianapolis, Indiana and I am the second child out of my siblings. I have an older brother, younger sister, and younger brother. We were all born in Indiana, but six months after my younger brother was born, we moved to Illinois. My father got a better job and we stayed in Illinois and lived there for six years. That is where I spent most of my childhood and finished growing up here in The Woodlands, Texas. I had made many great memories in Illinois. It was a fantastic place to…

across the baseball diamond. As dirty sweat drips off of my red face, I examine the field. The whole team knows that I have caught well the first three-fourths of the season. Now with two weeks to play, my coach is trying to adjust my catching style. All season he has ridden me harder than any other player on the team. I have done my absolute best for the previous three months, and I have been the voice of my team because everyone else refuses to speak during a game. I do not love…

Swinging the bat slowly in the September sun thinking about the motions of hitting the ball. The day seemed perfect enough for the day I had been waiting for for two years, getting my first home run. I always doubted myself when it came to something big. Usually I worked better if I had something to work towards, but what? The heat was reflecting off the field onto the players The day seemed perfect enough to be the day I had been waiting for for two years, getting my first home run. I always…