Softball Hall Of Fame Essay

“Be remembered!” echoes through my mind every time I get up to bat. From tee ball to now, softball has made a massive impact on my life. Ever since I was five years old, I have been playing the game that I love the most.

I met a life changing individual in middle school. We referred to him as “Mr. D”. He was my seventh and eighth grade English teacher. I sat in his class and dozed off during his grammar lectures. He often sparked my attention with jokes, sports scores, stories from literature books. However, the majority of Mr. D’s classes were not overly exciting or stellar in anyway.

"Pitching is the art of instilling fear" (Sandy Koufax). These are the words Sanford ¨Sandy¨ Koufax believed in, and strived towards throughout his entire Hall of Fame baseball career. Through his impeccable talents on and off the field, Sandy was able to engraft the characteristics of trust, loyalty, and determination into all of the hearts of those who watched him. Sandy Koufax was the most influential baseball player of the 1960s, because he had a lot of experience with the game of baseball since he was young, he had a great impact on the people who watched him because of his actions, and he helped pave the way for the game of baseball to become even better.

Carol is originally from the Philly Cheese Steak State ( Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). As of now, she resides in the Garden State (Morris Plains, New Jersey). Before landing her job as John Jay’s Athletic Director she came from a very rich softball background. Kashow was a head coach for multiple Division I schools. That includes the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University and Drexel University. With all these high competitive coaching jobs and as a successful softball player, she got the recognition from the College’s Hall of Fame, the Philadelphia Softball Hall of Fame and the Philadelphia Board of Officials for Women’s Sport Service Award. It’s clear to say that Carol Kashow has made her impact on the great sport of softball. During her interview she states softball has always been a passion of her. This passion started from about seventh grade and is still around for her. She stated that even though her current residence is “small and little”,it

man that guy is an absolute legend in the baseball world. This matters to my topic because it

To some, including myself, baseball is the greatest sport that has ever been played. It is a game played by two opposing teams made of multiple players, but only nine players per team play at the same time. To be part of one of the thirty teams that get to play professional baseball, a player has to play the game extremely well (www.baseballhalloffame.com). When a player plays the game better than most have played he gets rewarded, usually with lots of money in a big contract. Then there are those rare players, the 244 elite players of the game that have already been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Being inducted in the Hall of Fame is the utmost of baseball fame. The players listed are remembered forever.

In 1998, Finch started college at the University of Arizona, which is a division 1 softball program that have claimed 8 national championships. Throughout Finch’s career she pitched tremendously

"Dottie" Collins and "Briggsie" were two famous players. Briggs was the first woman inducted into East Greenwich's Athletic Hall of Fame. Collins pitched in the AAGPBL for 6 seasons. She had a very good career and could pitch both overhand and underhand successfully. These are two women who were playing baseball during my time focus and who were recognized historically. This was a very good source.

Carol Hutchins is the top ranked coach with the most wins in the history of college softball. She has collected a total of 1461 wins in 32 years of coaching. She has a mere 474 loses on her record. Hutchins first coached at Ferris State from 1981-1982 and then Michigan from 1985 to present time. Carol grew up in Lansing, Michigan where she then went and played softball at the place she coaches. She was the starting shortstop there as a freshman and also played basketball, too. Hutchins attended Everett High School where she also played on the Lansing Laurels.

Kelly Fry, previously Kelly Schade, holds some of the extraordinary school records in softball as a spectacular pitcher. In our noisy cafeteria the maroon record board displays the records showing her holding all the school records in pitching. For the 1995 season of softball, she holds the records of 41 wins, 273 strikeouts (K’s), 0.14 earned run average (ERA), and 327 innings pitched. She also holds 135 wins, 1,566 K’s, a 0.29 ERA, and 1,237 innings pitched throughout her whole high school career.

Therefore, being able to attend a division one collegiate program feels incredible. There is major league softball but it is nothing compared to baseball so in the “softball world” going division one is what we really strive for. I remember watching some of Harper’s games during his MVP season in 2015 and being blown away. I am naturally a right handed hitter but I recently switched to hitting left handed, just like Harper.

He 's spent several years coaching both recreational and travel softball for his daughters, Allison, 18, and Taylor, 12.

Walter Johnson was a famous baseball player that was born in Humboldt, Kansas and played for the Washington Senators for 21 years. (Museum, Unknown) Walter Johnson was born in Humboldt, Kansas. Walter’s birthdate is November 6th, 1887. Went to Fullerton Union High School. Died in Washington, DC on December 10th, 1946 and was buried at Rockville Cemetery, Rockville, MD. (Museum, Unknown) In July of 1907, Walter Johnson got signed as a free agent with the Washington Senators and stayed with them for his entire career. Walter was inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1936. He played baseball for 21 years. He started playing when he was 19 and ended when he was 39. He played for the Washington Senators. He played his last game on

When babe grew up He played as the star pitcher for the yankees. He married at age eighteen years old. He set fifty four records in the M.B.L.

In field hockey she led the team to win the school's first state championship, as well as helping them in other playoff runs. In basketball she helped her team reach the Western Maine Championship. In softball she was the Southwestern Main Activity Association’s batting champion with a .444 batting average, that same year she was also the team MVP. In her senior year of high school she was an All-State, All-Conference player and captain of every team she played for, an amazing feat. Due to all these accolades she won the Brother Richard Herbert award, which is the award given to the best female athlete each year. She also had success with field hockey and basketball in college, helping both teams make it to the playoffs in multiple years. Her success on the field as a player corresponds well with her success as a field hockey coach. Her record as a coach is 164-45-6, anyone who understands sports knows have over 100 more wins than losses is an amazing accomplishment. During her tenure as a coach she has won seven Southern Maine championships, five Western Maine championships and lastly and most importantly two state championships. With all of her non-stop hard work she has gained all of this deserved success and