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This I Believe Essay Draft I was 9 years old and my little league team was in the city championship for the second year in a row. We came into the game feeling strong about our team, thinking that nobody could beat us. The first few innings were pretty stress free, a few mistakes here and there but nothing major had happened yet. I believe it was the 3 inning and the score was tied 1-1 when we pulled our starting pitcher out of the game and put in our star pitcher, Duncan. What…

My sophomore year of high school, I played softball for the Quitman Lady Wolverines. My primary position has always been second base; however, I started the year the year off playing short stop and played there for several games. During the Cedar Creek tournament, I injured my wrist throwing a ball from short stop to first base. I was taken from my position and put into left field. I continued to move around the field and I never had a permanent position. I ended the season playing in left…

sports. Basebal and softball have the same general idea, to score as many runs needed to win the game. However, the actual game has many significant differences. For spectators watching the two different games, there is one very obvious difference: the ball. A baseball is white with red stitching, having a diameter of nine inches while a softball is yellow with red stitchings, having a diameter of twelve inches. Another key difference is the field where the games is played onl. While field…

When life becomes too much or I just want to have fun and relax my number one place to go is the ball fields. The field is where I go, because it is where my heart belongs. The ball field’s best feature is its green inner diamond shape, with grainy, brown dirt surrounding it, and the always freshly cut, stripped green grass making up the outfield. You’ll be able to smell the fresh cut grass and the cool breeze constantly flowing by to keep you calm and relaxed while you’re playing. When you…

This kick is executed by first turning your head around, keeping an eye on your target. You turn your head simultaneously pivoting your body on the ball of the foot of you lead base leg so that the heel of your base leg is facing your opponent. Your kicking technique is then launched from rear-leg position, in side kick fashion The turn-around side snap is a muscle-driven technique. Impact with this kick is made with the heel or the outside ridge of your foot. The ideal targets for the…

Sixty miles per hour is the speed at which the average softball player throws the ball; so I guess you could say I was in the wrong place at the wrong time, but I believe I was exactly where I was supposed to be. You know how some people say there was a certain moment that changed their life completely? Well, this was that moment for me, and it all was caused by a miscommunication. Miscommunications happen all of the time, but with a softball that isn't actually soft, and someone standing only…

“In 2015, the Women’s College World Series viewership bettered the Men’s College World Series by 31%” (Sports TV Ratings). The sport’s name is quite misleading, considering that the ball itself is not spongy and the level of skill it takes to play the sport properly. Softball has come far from its humble beginnings to the major sport it is today, and while many people think softball and baseball are basically the same sport, there are some pretty important differences. After Yale’s victory…

Cricket and Rounders (Fischer 5). Cricket was a game played with a flat bat, ball and two wickets. The game was played on a rectangular field, or pitch, and each team had eleven players. A wicket was set up on each end of the field. Teams took turns batting and fielding. The striker, or batter, stood in front of a wicket with his bat. The bowler, or pitcher threw the ball to…

What is baseball? Baseball is a game played using a bat and a ball that two teams of nine players take turns batting and fielding. Whoever the batting team is will attempt to hit the ball which will allow their team mates to run with the ultimate goal of a homerun. Baseball is a game that millions of people enjoy with their families and friends, although it is a sport this game also can intrigue the minds of math lovers everywhere, baseball can easily be broken down into number whether it…

plate, I wiped the beads of sweat dripping from my head while I was looking at my 3rd base coach and he gave me the sign to wait to swing till after the first strike. I felt butterflies in my stomach as I stepped into the batters box. The first pitch was a strike and then the next three pitches were balls. The kid that batted in front of me had the same count count and he got a changeup down the middle and hit the ball to right field. So as I was standing in the box, thinking about…