for the love of the game

well softball didn't turn out exactly as planned this year. this year we will not be going to the nescac tournament and we only have three games left of our season. this was definitely a disappointment for all of us. we've been in the tournament the last five years in a row and we're usually a sure thing. our level of play never really seemed to reach our greatest potential. we were just missing that "it" factor. Fortunately, we do still have three games to make a last impression to last until next year and work towards a winning record. we're playing for pride right now. i also have two more years left and i hope to make the best of them! personally, this was a year filled with growth. it's so amazing to see that at 20 years old and a sophomore in college that i'm still able to learn more about softball and change the  way i play in order to improve. we'll all have to look at this year as a learning year and to really do some damage in our last couple of games. 

50% complete (almost)

it's hard to believe that my sophomore year of college is coming to end. in a month i will be home without a care in the world. right now it's crunch time. we only have about 2 weeks until finals. that means that everything that can possibly be due it going to be due all right around the same time. it's a lot this semester for me personally. i've never had so much to crunch for. 3 papers that all have to be at least 10 pages. one poster to go along with one of the papers. another short paper for a class that one of the 10 page papers is due in. on top of 3 final exams. that's a lot. but i've already begun to work on some stuff so that's really good. we have two weekends of softball in maine coming up back to back so i really have to make sure i spread out my work accordingly. wish me luck! but even after all of that it's still weird to think that i'm going to be half way done with college in about 3 weeks. insane!

heartfelt loses

this weekend wasn't great for trinity softball. we were swept by tufts (meaning we lost all 3 games). don't get me wrong they are a very very very good team (21-0 and 8th in the nation) but they really didn't seem like anything special. i just feel like we didn't play to our absolute potential. i feel like if we had that we could have taken at least one game maybe even two. definitely a touch three loses. this means that our playoff weekend will be at tufts in boston now. fortunately, we have shown a lot of potential and i know we can play up to it so once we get past this wall right now i know that we can be the best team out there. also, on a very good note, my sister elizabeth joined my parents this weekend in hartford to come watch me play some softball games. what a great surprise! it was great to have dinner with all of them and i thank elizabeth very much for coming up to spend some time. we have amherst next weekend so hopefully things will go a little better. i'll keep you all posted. 

future plans

wow. i just had a guest speaker in my education 300 reform: past and present class. usually guest speakers aren't that interesting and most of us zone out. however this one was very captivating. she came in looking almost scary but as soon as she started talking you just had to listen. she was here to talk about her diverse background in education and how leadership can help to really change the educational system. she's worked in very affluent parts of ct and very urban and poor parts of arizona. she's a superintendent who has built schools, surrounded herself with a staff of the same philosophy, and has advocated for students of all ages across the nation. she was very inspirational. she told us that as someone with a trinity college degree it was our duty and responsibility to use that degree and lead. she gave tips like never to let your credentials go and keep up with them because you never know when you're going to need them again. and to never limit yourself. she always wanted to be a teacher and loved teaching, she never dreamed she would be a superintendent. she also wanted us to know the importance of culture and know there are other cultures out there and how every life experience needs to influence you and you need to use every resource you have so you can be fully prepared for your next step in life. i really enjoyed listening to her, she was great. i hope to meet more people in my life like her that come from the field i want to enter and who will help me through it and guide me. i really enjoyed what she had to say and i think that i'll be able to hold on to her words for quite a long time. i want to personally thank donna bernard for talking to my class. 

2 of 3

our first weekend of softball. our first conference games. all in all it was a great weekend. friday was pretty rough, we lost 6 to 2. but we came back strong today. we won the first game 9 to 1 and the second one 4 to 3 in the bottom of the 10th inning. very exciting stuff!!!! it's great to go 2 out of 3 in a conference weekend against bowdoin. very cool! we have tufts next weekend. should be some good games! can't wait!

spring training 09

another spring training has come and gone. yesterday i got back from florida. it was a really good trip. lots and lots of softball. in six days we played 12 games. very exhausting but definitely worth it. my parents were able to be there and my grandpa even came for a day. definitely a lot of team bonding. a lot of fun. we did alright in florida. we came out with a 6-6 record. we definitely have some work to do but we also showed a lot of potential. definitely a good trip all around. we start our official season on tuesday. wish us luck!

FLORIDA!!!!!

today the trinity softball team will be leaving for florida for spring training!!!! we're scheduled to play 12 games while we're there starting on saturday. softball season has officially kicked into gear. i'm super excited! i'll let everyone know how we do once we return. wish us luck! feel free to visit the trinity website for any details!