playing with heart

Yep--- Cheeze Is Right !!

I saw it to,and I'll tell you something else I saw she was as good as the other kids...what a trooper, this kid didn't let her situation slow her down a bit...this is the kind of kid that will go a long way !!!-- Guru

 

hi

What is the name of this tournament and what team does she play for. This is an amazing softball player, definatly heart and dedication.

 

This young lady plays for a rec team as well. She has played against my youngest daughter's team and it is absolutley AMAZING! Not only can she field but she can hit! ! ! Still trying to figure out how she hits with such power. . .she bats right handed and it is her left arm/hand that she has the impairment.

 

ALI-PLAYING WITH HEART

MY WIFE & DAUGHTER NIKKI WORKED WITHTHE MIDDLE SCHOOL SOFTBALL TEAM LAST YEAR & I HAD THE HONOR TO MEET ALI & WATCH HER PLAY. AWESOME ATTITUDE. SHE PLAYED FIRST & CAUGHT SOME FOR THE TEAM. GREAT KID!!!!!!!!!!

 

HEY

Hey I met someone that knows you and they say you are big cutup like the Guru... I was wondering about this REAL DEAL THINGY !!!----LOL


Guru

 

agree

She hit the ball very well against us when we played them in the pool game. I enjoy talking with her mom at tournaments also, I don't think she has ever met a stranger. Lester has a hard working bunch and they should do very well this season. This girl hits the ball just about every time I have watched her and has power to go alone with it.

 

somewhat off topic but similar

I have a friend out here in Portland, he has a pitcher on this 14b team, that also plays in this manner. One arm. yes she pitches. its sooo quick. her release and glove trade. Molly. my kid threw next to her for about a winter and a half. super nice kid. kids like this dont seem to want any extra credit, but they sure deserve it.

 

BIG Heart

Cheeze, It was great getting to meet you this weekend. Sorry I missed this post yesterday. I really appreciate your kind words about one of our teammates. You are correct, her name is Ally and for those asking she plays for the Carolina Blast. This young lady came to us through my daughter and school ball last August. With less than a week before a tournament we had entered we were a little short for players due to injuries and other circumstances. So I asked my daughter if she knew of anyone that might want to play with us for the weekend. She suggested Ally and we gave her a call. That tourney we only had 9 players and we ended up in the losers bracket and fought our way all the way back to the championship game. Unfortunately we lost that game, but we had played six games on Sunday to get there and the team was beat from the heat.

I had been amazed at how Alley performed at that level and I asked Ally to permanently join the team afterwards. Her Mom was a little reluctant at first and wanted to talk to me about it before they accepted the place on the team. Her main concern was that Ally NOT get treated any differently than anyone else. She was concerned that we would be easy on her because of her disability. I made a promise to her that she would play on her merits not because of Charity or Pity. I will admit though, I did have a few parents and players that questioned me at first about her ability to continuously perform at our level of play. None of them have any doubt now.

As you saw on Saturday this young lady is all out, all the time, on the field. If you don't really watch her closely you can't even tell she makes the glove-ball switch. She is the type of player every coach wants. She is always willing to listen and constantly seeks advice on how to perform better. She has two great parents behind her and it is reflected in how she deals with her disability. Hey, by the way, in case Dawgfan didn't tell you, we won the Gold Championship this weekend.

Thanks to Everyone for the kind words. As a coach of any player the biggest compliment of all is to receive compliments about our team and teammates.
Coach Cragan

 

awesome story!!