GO HERSEY!

I wish I could be back in high school right now playing sports. Of course, I don't miss the three hour practices but I miss playing the sport, having fun and being with my team. I played tennis, basketball and softball freshman year but dropped basketball from sophomore year on because I couldn't stand the coaches. Softball was my favorite sport because I was the closest with the girls on that team. I had the better tennis coach (and record) than I did in softball, but the memories and friendships I made on the field were deep. My junior year was the first year I was on varsity and I played second base. I liked the infield because I got a lot of action and was always ready to dive in the dirt. Junior year was my favorite because our team got along really well, we had a ton of pasta parties and we all even hung out sometimes on the weekends and went to the older girl's graduation parties over the summer. Senior year was really chill, as I played second base and short stop. It was nice to be the oldest (and the shortest) on the team and make the younger girls carry your equipment. We lost our first game in the playoffs and it was a real heart breaker. First of all, we beat that team twice in the regular season. Secondly, I went to middle school with a lot of the girls on the other team and wanted to beat them because there was a sense of rivalry between us. Finally, us seniors knew it was really over. I had been playing ball since I was in kindergarten and I could not believe that I just had my last at bat, hit and play that I would ever have while playing the sport. Looking back, I really miss my softball family and always having my girls there to talk to when I was having a bad day. I know I can join a softball club here at Purdue but it would be with a bunch of random girls and it wouldn't be the same as it was back home. I brought my glove and a ball here to school but it has yet to be touched or moved out of my closet.

That's my softball team from last season!