The mound is only forty-three feet from home plate, so the pitcher must have very fast reflexes to field a hit directed right back to her. She is off-balance from the momentum of the pitch and focused on the ball more than the batter, but her help in catching infield balls is crucial to the team. Batters hitting short bunts or the newly popular slap hits mean the pitcher and third baseman need to coordinate to cover both the shallow and deep infield (Spaventa, n.d.). The pitcher is closest to home plate and is relied upon to field the hits in front of
so I hit it far to right-center. It hit the fence but it didn’t go over so I ran. When I got to first base I kept going and my coach said go all the way so I ran all the way around and they overthrew it and I was safe. I hit a walk off inside the park home-run we won 6-5 .
All my life, I have seen the game of softball as an opportunity to improve my life. Whether it be on or off the field, softball has taught me life skills certain people can only imagine learning. As a sassy 6 year old playing Tee-ball, I can remember giving attitude to other teams since we were losing. My coaches scolded us for unpleasant attitudes regarding losing. It bothered me that others were winning.
The reason why i’m these positions is because I have a good arm to throw across the field and I can run to home base speedy quick. Once I get to the bases my teammates throw the ball to me so I can get the other team out so we can go hit. The reason I play first base is because I can catch a ball like that but not the ones that get thrown to the ground obviously. Where I play
I learned about baseball as I sat between my great-grandfather and grandfather during holidays and summer picnics. If we were in the park, my uncles and cousins picked an area for the ball field. If we were at the farm, an empty pasture would suffice. As I grew, I became the runner for the older uncles, who weren’t fast anymore. Thus, I learned to play baseball under the guidance of my uncles and cousins.
You may sometimes play all positions like you get to be at 1st base, 2nd base, 3rd base, catcher, left fielder, tight fielder, or the center field. I really think that it is very good that you can meet different people and became really close friends. Also when you are next to hit you well have to try your best to hit a home run to score for your team. Also, you have run as hard as you can an try not
I do my routine before i get to the plate and stay calm. The first two pitches are strikes, i focus and foul off two more pitches. Then it feels like time stops i look around and take a deep breath and step back into the box. Everybody goes silent no coaches talking no crowd cheering, just silence. I look at the pitcher and he looks at me.
I know it's coming, I just don't swing. Picture me standing there with my bat resting on my shoulder. If you were at that game, you would've thought I was a mannequin advertising baseball equipment. I don't know why I don't swing at this pitch. You never know, if I make an attempt, I might actually hit it, rather than watch it go past me.
Then I knew I had to do good in this game. So the first person comes up and gets out. I came up to the plate. The first pitch was a ball.
We then watch carefully the opposing team’s pitcher as she warms up. As a lead off hitter, it is my job to do anything possible to get on base. By working the count I am frisking with the pitcher to get into her head. I then get exactly what I want, a pitch that could change the outcome of the entire game. Once I take a swing at the perfect pitch you can hear the crack of the bat forcefully pushing the ball to get a base hit.
Sadly, my enjoyment of baseball was short-lived. As I transitioned into middle school, the sport became more competitive than enjoyable. Rather than hearing cheers and
For the last eight years, softball has shaped my life and taught me many things about leadership, sportsmanship, and how to work as a team. Softball has always made me happy, it’s not just the sport that makes me happy, but it’s the place that I get to go and the people that I get to play it with. Every time I’m on the field or in the cages I feel the most content. The softball field and cages are my sanctuary.
Then next thing I know is there is two people in front of me before I am up to bat. So I get in my bag to get my batting gloves, helmet, and everything else I needed to go hit. I stand towards the front of the dugout till it is my turn to take some practice swings in the on-deck circle. The batter that was up got walked and now it was my time to do my pre-hit routine in the batters box. I took three swings, then stretch, then talked to people in the crowd to not sike myself out before
My Experiences in Softball Crack! That was the sound echoing off my bat. Down the baseline I went running, turning first base looking to see where the ball was. Sliding into second base, I was safe. I stood up and heard the roar of the crowd.
1. I need to practice more batting, flieding, backstop, pitching and raining if i do each of theses for 3 hours per week i think i will be able to move to the next stage. 2. i need to watch more professionals players do it and should see how is there movements and they do it because most of them do it by the right way. 3.
