And just like that..it's over.

Well I am here with a heavy heart today! UW ended up hosting Regionals and won on 3 amazing games to face Mizzou in Super-Regionals. They played 2 nice games but it wasn’t enough and UW’s season is over. I still can’t believe it’s over. I still can’t believe the careers of 3 amazing seniors are over! My heart breaks for them! I know this is a rough night for them!  This senior class is special to me! I’m not sure why but for some reason they are!

                I remember watching Morgan Stuart and Ashley Tuiasosopo as freshman. It’s crazy to see how far they have come.  It’s hard to believe they are same people! I greatly admire Tui! She is truly a Husky through and through!  I know I’ve discussed this before but she didn’t have to stay! She could have left or just quit playing. But she held tough and she had a really great senior season!  I will miss her passion and leadership the most I think. There is just nothing better than seeing Morgan on the bases with that huge grin! She plays with such passion and joy no matter what is going on. I know these last 2 seasons were not the seasons she wanted but you’d never know it by her face or her attitude! She is such an amazing athlete but she is more than that! She is an amazing leader! All 3 of these seniors have leadership skills that most coaches would like to bottle and sell! Nope watching UW will not be the same without Morgan and Tui! I wish them so much luck in whatever they do from here and I know they will be so successful in whatever that is!

                I’ll never forget the first time I watched Jenn Salling play. It actually wasn’t for UW. It was for Team Canada! I watched her do it all, great defense, crazy throws, and she got it done with her bat too! I remember thinking that girl is something else! Well 4 years later I am even surer that girl is something else!  I didn’t realize what I was watching then or that that girl would become an (as the UCLA softball announcer said) All American everything! But I did know she was confident and that she LOVED what she was doing. A lot has changed about Jenn Salling but the one thing that hasn’t and never will is her love and passion for the game! I admire her so much! She was an amazingly talented athlete and softball at Oregon. But when she transferred to Washington something changed and she became a happy talented athlete and softball player! The transfer to Washington helped her blossom into an amazing leader, person, and even more gifted athlete! I look forward to watching her with the Pride and I believe she will have an amazing career! But one of these days she is going to make one heck of a coach!

                I have enjoyed watching these 3 play in the purple and gold and they will be so missed! They may be leaving but they leave behind a legacy in the hearts of the girls younger than them! The lessons they taught will live on!

                I’m so proud of the Huskies! Most people didn’t think they would make it this far! There were times everyone gave up on them (honestly there was  a few times I gave up on them!) but they never gave up! They fought until the very end! Kaitlin Inglesby was gain clutch! I seriously can’t wait to see what she will do the next 3 seasons! She is something special! I can’t wait until next year but it will not be the same without Jenn, Morgan, and Tui!

                My mind also turns to Coach Tarr. She invests a great deal of time in getting to know and forming strong bonds with her players and does such a great job! But I know from watching the press conference from after yesterday’s game there was something special to her about this group. You could just see it in her eyes! She has done an amazing job with those 3 young ladies and should be proud of the job her and her coaching staff have done with them!

                OU beat Arizona in 2 games to get into the WCWS! Keilani Ricketts was lights out both in the circle and with her bat! I can’t wait to see what they do from here!!

                It took Bama 3 games but they beat Stanford to advance to the WCWS! The first game of the series really worried me. Kelsi Dunne didn’t look right and honest I was worried there was something physically wrong with her. The defense couldn’t get the job done and the offense just never really got going! But they pulled it together to take the next 2 games!

                It’s taken me several hours on two days to write this because it’s just such an emotional thing for me! I’m not sure why but it is! I still can’t believe it’s over. I still can’t believe I will never see Jenn Salling, Morgan Stuart or Ashley Tuiasosopo play in the purple and gold! Congrats ladies! All 3 of you are amazing young ladies and we will miss you guys so much! You will always be Huskies in our eyes!!

                I will write later to discuss all the awards our girls got this year(and there are a bunch) but for now I’m ending by telling to enjoy every minute because life goes by so fast!!

                Go Huskies, Boomer Sooner, and RTR Go Bama!!

What a long week!

Have you ever had a week where it seemed everything that could go wrong went wrong? A week that feels like one long crappy day?? That pretty much sums up my week in a nut shell and today is Friday the 13^th. I’m scared lol! It’s been one crap fest after another and frankly I’m done with it! I’m really beginning to think it would be easier and a lot less trouble to tell college to screw off, drop out, and get a job! But enough of my belly aching on to some softball news!

Last weekend was the last regular season home series for UW and Sunday was senior day! I think we all hoped they would pull out one win against ASU. But it wasn’t meant to be. They dropped all 3 games! However they had a beautiful ceremony to honor the seniors after the game Sunday! I’ll admit it, I cried through it lol! They had a banquet that evening as well! The seniors seemed to have a really great senior day even though they lost! I think I need to follow their attitudes they always seem upbeat even when they are losing and things just aren’t going their way. On that note, voting for the Lowe’s Senior Class award wrapped up Tuesday. Unfortunately in another cruel “joke” after making several hard pushes at number 1, Jenn Salling finished in 2^nd! She could still win it if she got enough votes from the coaches and media. We’ll just have to wait and see I guess. I was really hoping she would finish 1^st. But it occurred to me last night that in the grand scheme of things it’s not a big deal. I know she doesn’t view it as a big deal. Sure she would love to win it. But that isn’t why she does what she does day in and day out. Her main goal is to help her team get better! She has done a great job of that this season and the lessons she passed on will remain in the hearts of those girls left behind. That is a much bigger deal and that is why she will always be number 1 in my eyes! In another sick blow neither Jenn Salling nor Niki Williams made the top ten final list for player of the year! I can’t speak for anybody else but it seems this week was filled with sick twisted blows for UW. However they’ve started off this weekend’s series on a high note with a 6-1 win over OSU! It’s the last series of the regular season and at least 2 wins would go a long way! No matter what happens from here on out the girls have had a great season! This freshman class has been incredible! Inglesby has shut the mouth of all her doubters! This senior class has done an amazing job being the leaders and players they need to be! The sophomores continue to shine as do the juniors! I can’t wait to see what happens the rest of the season! But maybe bigger than that I can’t wait to see what next season holds! Here are a couple of videos about the UW the seniors and on senior day!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8BC80qigZ0&feature=feedu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xm--_g8v3x8&feature=relmfu

Bama had a nice come from behind win tonight against Mississippi State in the SEC tournament! Kelsi Dunne started off a little slow but ended up pitching a very solid game! They will play Georgia tomorrow!

The selection show is Sunday! This where who is going where for regionals is announced! Should be interesting to see where each of my teams falls!

I don’t know anything else! So Go Dawgs! RTR Go Bama! Boomer Sooner!!

PS. Seems my streak of crappy luck continues! Went to post this and Blogspot is down! I hope I remember to update and post this tomorrow lol! UGH!

All good things must come to an end!

Hey everyone! Well the regular season is very quickly coming to an end I can’t believe it! This season has gone by so fast! I know I keep saying that but it really has!

          UW will play their last regular season home games this weekend against the number one team in the country the Arizona State Sun Devils! I hope for the seniors UW can come away with at least 1 win! Arizona State has been playing very well though and it’s not going to be easy! UW has been struggling a bit as of late. They dropped the first 2 games against UCLA. Both were close games and the girls did their best but it was rough! The last game of the series without a doubt was my favorite game and moment of the whole season! The girls played an amazing game and hung tight with UCLA the whole game. Kaitlin Inglesby had an amazing game. The game went into 9 innings and the Huskies came away with a huge 4-3 win with the winning run coming off a homerun by ,as the UCLA announcer said, the All-American everything senior Jenn Salling! She had a great game and really led the team but the player of that game without a doubt in my opinion was Kaitlin Inglesby! She showed what it truly means to be a husky that night! She held tough and pitched a very strong game and also had a homerun and 2 other hits! That girl is something special and I am so proud to have her as Husky! The game ended on a double play by Salling and Williams and I’ll be honest when it was over I shed a few tears! That was truly an emotional and much needed win for UW! I was very proud! Last weekend they were on the road again to play Stanford. They dropped a close game the first night but turned around to win Saturday night 7-1! We all hoped they would win Sunday and take the series but it wasn’t meant to be. I continue to see a lot improvement from everyone and they make me proud every time they step on the field. It will great for the girls to play at home this weekend! I’ve heard that all 3 games have been sold out since Tuesday! Win or lose this weekend will be special as we honor 3 wonderful women and the things they’ve done for this team! All 3 will be very much missed! I am particularly fond of Jenn Salling! She is a great athlete, a great competitor, a great leader, and a great woman! I made this video for her and would like to share it! I hope you guys enjoy it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KahuxSFC7M

          OU split their series with Texas and really looked like the team I thought they would all season! I hope this is a big turning point for them and their season!

          Bama didn’t play this weekend because of the tornados! They spent some time helping people out and will return to action this weekend!

          Well I can’t think of anything else! So for now Let’s go Dawgs, RTR Let’s go Bama, and Boomer Sooner!!

P.S. Don’t forget to keep voting for Jenn Salling until May 10^th!!