Pitcher

Perham softball head coach Tyler Doll knew his team would need to score a lot of runs if it wanted to beat the Park Rapids Area Panthers on April 4 at Arvig Park. However, Panther pitcher Brooke Jerger made sure that didn’t happen when she shut down the Yellowjackets, helping the Panthers to an 11-1 season opening win. Jerger scattered four hits while allowing one run. She struck out eight and did not walk a batter. She started strong, striking out five of the six batters she faced to start the…

reason is my grandpa Wes was a Yankees fan so I thought to carry the tradition. But overall it is fun to watch the Yankees play because you really never know what is going to happen. They are an exciting young team. As a baseball player I am a pitcher, shortstop. But when I grow up I want to play at 3rd base or the outfield. I want to play these positions because some of my favorite players play there. Like Mickey Mantle, Aaron Judge, Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, or at 3rd base Nolan Arenado, and…

whether it be by going to the batting cages, hitting off a tee, or facing live pitching, in hopes of improving my batting average. It would be impossible to count the number of times I have swung a baseball bat throughout my life. While I do not face pitchers who throw 90 miles per hour, as a varsity baseball player and captain, I still play against fierce competition.…

difficult but manageable with the right attitude. This disease has taught me a variety of different things and helped me become competent in many life situations. Tourette’s affects me in many different aspects of my life including baseball. I am a pitcher in baseball and have played since I was very young. I pitch for my varsity baseball team at Rock Hill High School. One night I was pitching under the lights and my turrets was really bothering me. I…

Sometimes the umpires may call against you in a close call, but you can’t let affect your playing. It may be a tied game in the last innings and you’re up to bat, you are gonna want a fastball straight down the middle. The pitcher is most likely not gonna pitch a fastball, especially down the middle. You could expect the other team to miss the ball, but instead they catch the ball and get you out. You could expect to go up and hit the ball, but instead you strike out. You could…

It was a hot blazing afternoon without a single mist of wind in sight. Droplets of sweat started to run down my face heading towards my mouth. I could taste the saltiness and dedication of hard work for my beloved sport which was baseball. Baseball is not just any sport to me, it is my source of happiness. I play it for the love and joy that overwhelms me whenever I walk onto the baseball field. The crowd cheering you and your team on making you feel the rush through your body wanting to play…

meanwhile those without a space set up lawn chairs around the outfield fence. Every single person at the field, whether they have played baseball since they 6 years old or have never even watched a game before, could feel the tension while the pitcher, an average-height 17 year old, proceeded into his stretch to deliver the pitch. As time seemingly froze in these seconds, the countless hours of practice at this field alone in the late hours came bolting down the basepath. An empty…

player for the rest of the season. That game was a clear blue sky day. I remember, because that was all I could do, look up at the crisp sky and pray. I was up to bat. Nervous as I was, I knew we needed some points. The first pitch came. The pitcher wound up, and the ball came rushing through the air, perfectly in the center. I swung, then the bat and the ball collided with a clank. The ball reversed its direction in the air, and…

well at 3rd, I have made some well plays. One time we were playing this one team and they are known for being tricky. There was no one on base and our pitcher walked someone. She was running to first base then sprinted to second. Hardly anyone was paying attention to her. I was watching her though, when she took off I screamed, "She's going." Our pitcher threw the ball and the runner was out. I and one other were the ones yelling, we were paying attention which got us an out. Another time…

to achieve our final objective of a true happy and quality life. Is Shifting to Plan B for a Richer Balance making more sense now? It is step up to the plate, time! Are there any curves of life coming your way? This is my first pitch. A great pitcher will have at least 7 to 11 different types of forms and movements as well as speeds and angles. I am purposely going to throw you off speed, so to speak, and make you swing when you don’t feel like it. If you are going to have a critical…