“It's not just any sport. It's not just throwing a ball, hitting, and running. I live with the cheering of my teammates while I'm up to bat. I live with the red stitches of the softball rubbing against my fingers when I snap my wrist and let it fly. I live with mistakes everyday in it, and I live learning from them. I live on the pitchers' mound where I need complete confidence in myself. I live with snapping my wrist to the catcher and getting the batter out, a perfect strike. I live not only for my teammates, but for myself. I live for fastpitch softball.”