Why I Love Softball

Why do I love softball so much? I love this sport so much because it shows me in a little tiny box. It shows that I have the skills to walk on to a team and make JV out of 30 girls. It shows my corky personality through what my equipment looks like and the touches I put on my uniforms. I love this sport so much because I get to be with people that share the same passion as me. It makes me stronger through the experiences that it leaves me with. It gives me friendships that will last me lifetimes. Softball has me written all over it from my skills to my friendships that will be with me forever. Softball is me!

I LOVE SOFTBALL!!

 

 



I am a Role Model

What every older person dreams about is being a role model for someone. That is one of my biggest goals to be a role model for my sisters and the younger kids that play softball. Being a role model takes a lot. You always have to be on your best behavior and show the kids how to run the ropes. Well, in softball I have always been the youngest in my age group, so I have to stay down an extra year. At first I thought wow this stinks, but I soon realized that having to stay down was going to give me some pretty great experiences.  In my last year of majors, I thought to myself this is my year to strive to be a better role model. I made that come true by having a 1st grader say " Wow you are really good, I hope I can be good like you some day." That one saying meant so much to me. I knew that by working hard in softball, that some day those girls would work  just as hard and be were I am today.

My Poem

Softball

Smack, Crack, and a whosh of the bat

The smell of fresh popcorn and fresh dirt in the air

Sweat dripping down your face as the hot sun beats down on you

 

Seeing the neon yellow ball snap into your glove

The excotic colors of the differnt uniforms

The coaches screaming "Go, Go!"

 

Softball the game that means everything to me.

It is the one thing that I feel that I can do without hesitation.

Softball is the game that I love!

 

 

 

 

 



State Title

 

 The thrill of adrenaline rushing through my body was the first feeling that hit me. That day was not just any old day. It was the day that  my bestfriend and I got to share something we had been working for, for what seemed like an century. It was the chance to get to go on and bring back the regional title. Though we didn't get very far at regionals we got to share the chance of getting to win a Softball State Title. I can say that I am a State Title winner.

Accidents Happen

Accidents Happen

Every once in a while when playing sports you have to have some type of injury, or that's what it seems like to me, though. Well that's what happen to me while playing the sport I love. Now this can happen in any sport, but it had to be the sport I love.
 The morning was a great morning because I got to play softball the whole day. It was June 31, 2012, and it was a Saturday. I was super nervous because this was my first time playing high school softball. I arrived at the place of the tournament.  As we went through the day we had played three games and won one and lost one. It was our last game of the day and we were playing the number one team. I was going in to hit for our right fielder. I was up to bat and I hadn't hit the whole day except or a few dinkers. The pitcher I was hitting off of was very familiar to  me. I saw the pitch I liked and I went for it. Smack, out it went to the right fielder. I got on first and didn't get the go to go to second base. So I rounded back  to first base. As, I was sitting there talking to my coach something came underneath my helmet and hit me. I feel instantly to the ground. I knew that something had hit me but I just didn't know what. As I started to get up something didn't feel right. Immediately I knew that something was wrong. Turns out that I had broken my jaw in to places, one in the front and the back.
That day I wasn't expecting to have to go to the hospital for a broken jaw, I was expecting to get to play some softball. The funny thing though was that I wasn't so much worried about if my jaw was broken I was much more worried if our team had won the game. Though this experience has left me with two titanium plates and seven screws, it has  become a big part why I still play softball, even after something this bad could happen.

Softball at the Olympics

 Now I know that every person has a different opinion on this topic that I am about to say, but this is how I feel. I feel that we should bring back softball to the Olympics. I feel this not only because I am a softball player, but because it is very enjoying to watch.They need to bring back softball to the Olympics. By taking this away you are taking away the dreams of the young girls who want to be an Olympic softball player.This is how I feel and hopefully you feel the same way, but if not think about the ideas that I have proposed, and create your opinion on this topic. My opion on this topic is that we need to bring back softball to the Olympics. It is a game that I want to see back in the future.

Home Run Hitter

Home Run Hitter

The sound of the bat cracking like thunder

The wows and screams of cheer from the crowd

The little kids screaming, "Did you see that it went over the fence!"

The slit jog with the smile creeping upon your face

Showing that even though you are little you are mighty

Coaches slapping you on the back saying, "Good Job!"

Getting to home plate and having every single person on your team slap your helmet.

Receiving that softball cake for your awesome accomplishment

The feeling of getting to say, "I am a Home Run Hitter."

Softball Acrostic

Savanna's game
Offensive homeruns
Friends  
Teamwork
Blurting out cheers as loud as you can
Alaways giving a 110% everyday
Leading a team
Love for the game.

Leadership

Everyday I walk down the hall I notice a paticular sign. This sign reads " All we need around here is someone who wants to show a little leadership." The reason I am writing about this sign is because it is a big role that most people do not want to fill. Now you are probally thinking what on Earth does this sign have to do with softball, well let me tell you. In about any sport you have to have leaders on the floor, court, field, ect. Now if you don't have a leader in sports usally people will get down on themselves because they do not have someone to cheer them up, or they do not know what they are doing. The leaders responsiblity is way more than giving encouragement or explaining what to do, it making a differnce in your actions that you are doing. The reason why I am telling you this is because, on the softball field you have to have a leader wheither it is the catcher,pitcher, or shortstop. That's a big role to fill, but it one that you need to have for the sake of the team. Thomas Jeferson once said that " Whenever you do a thing, act as if the world is watching."

My Position

 When it comes to anything you really do you have a certain postion that you are appointed. For me ,on the softball field, I have many postions I play, but there is one postion that really screams Savanna. I play short stop and it is one of my favorite places to play and  be on the field. Short stop is the leader of the softball field. They appoint everyone where they are supposed to throw or what they are suppoused to do. The other reason I love playing shortstop is because you are like the ball magnet. Every thing is hit to you and you get the most action, out of any place on the field. Shortstop is one of my favorite places to play for the act that I get to be a leader and I get to make a lot of plays.

Pitchers

 

Pitchers

Fear never crosses the mind of a girl with drive.

She stands there eying the batter with determination to strike her out.

The wind let lose and a swing and a miss.

The next pitch flying in at 75 miles an hour, Whoosh and a strike and a miss for strike two.

The final pitch, the final wind up to strike her out.

Swap right and in the catchers glove.

As the batter walks away with disappointment, a slight smirk over comes the proud pitcher.

 

My Game

 My Game
The game or the crazy people playing in the snow and rain
The ones spending hours of their time in the off season and the season
Giving everything they have to win that game or make the varsity team
Showing up with busted up knees and blistered hands
Making friendships that will last a life time

Having Mom and Dad yell catch that ball or follow it all the way
The loud cheers coming from all directions of the field
Giving a 110% everyday whether you feel like it or not

The game I love
Softball
Its My Game

Role Models

A big part of why I started playing softball was because of  a very particular person; this person is Jordan Barnett. Jordan is an amazing softball player and taught me a lot while being my coach. When I first saw Jordan playing softball, I told myself that someday I want to play just like her. Not only is she an incredible softball player,but she is also a good influence for young people. She has a great work ethic that has gotten her to where she is today. Not only that, she is also helping us try to get a softball program going in our high school so the people that share the same love as her can enjoy softball too.  Jordan has gone to college, but I still look up to her.  She has given me my drive to play softball in high school. She will always be my role model, not only softball, but everything I do in life.

http://www.asasoftball.com/about/asa_history.asp
This is a good website as far talking about the history of softball. This website gives good information because it tells you how and where softball first started. This is one the best websites I found that truly shows the  meaning of softball and what it is about.

Softball

  Everybody has a passion or a hobby. Most spend a majority of their time doing this. For me my passion is softball. From the first time I started playing it, I knew that this sport was going to become a big part of my life. I have been playing softball for over eight years. Softball  has given me some of the best life experiences. I have had many great things happen with softball. From winning state championships, learning life lessons, and getting to meet some pretty amazing people, it has gave me great view of what this sport can offer me. Softball has made me a better person all around. I especially love that I get to do all these things, while playing my favorite sport.I can't wait to see what the future holds for me with this sport.