Softball not so soft

Living in a house with two softball players has its perks. I did  not have an interest in softball prior to living with my now good friend Jessica Breeden. After a semester of living with her and my other house mate a former softball player, I could not help but wonder what softball what all about. I see Breeden, as she is popularly known as, working so hard to play softball and go to school full time as well. Her drive and determination is one of a kind, as a graduating senior she was sweating too hard to do it all, for what reason I did not understand. So hard that she is not going to walk at her own graduation ceremony because she will be out of town playing softball for her team. This among many other factors made me want to know what the game of softball was all about, so I set out on a quest. On Saturday 30th April, I gathered two other friends and went to watch Breeden and the Uindy team play a conference game off campus. Upon reaching the venue, I was amazed at the number of cars parked, indicating the number of people who had taken time off to come watch the Uindy softball team among their opponent and other little league baseball teams. People of all ages were present, mostly families. My friends and I walked past some little league teams and were surprised to see the enthusiastic atmosphere at these games. At last we arrived at the furthest pitch which happened to be the venue for Breeden's game, I spotted her family perched at the end of the field by the truck watching the game. Like us many other friends and family had come to watch this game. I developed more interest after watching Breeden and her teammates display great athleticism and teamwork to win their game. For this reason, after lunch today, I remembered her of her word to teach me to bat, she heeded to her word and along with my other softball player roommate we headed to the school grounds to "play some softball". It was not until she was instructing on how to hold the bat and hit the ball did it dawn on me that softball was not so "soft" after all. To cut a long story short, my first session was not only an eye opener but also it was an enlightenment and interest builder. I have somewhat  learned to bat and I can't wait to practice and eventually play some competitive softball. I am happy I took this step and allowed myself to learn something new. Thank you so much Jessica Breeden. You are the best