A fastpitch player

At one time she looked cute as a button dressed in pink with ponytails. She
had tea parties with her stuffed animals and dolls and helped Mom bake
cookies. She had been, and always will be Mommy's and Daddy's little girl.

Today the fastpitch player still has the same little girl attributes. The
only difference is she looks cute in her sliders and shorts. If she's
wearing ribbons in her hair, they are the team colors. She has become
Mommy's and Daddy's little hitter.

The fastpitch player is proud of how dirty she can get. On a normal family
dinner outing, she takes up to an hour primping to get ready, and she still
feels somewhat self-conscious. However between tournament games, she'll
strut into any restaurant with a streak of dirt across her face, ratted
sweaty hair, a dirt stained shirt, bloody knees, and brown socks (they use
to be white) with sandals with a toe sticking out, and yell, "Lets eat!"

The fastpitch player typically has an extensive wardrobe. She has several
old uniforms she has outgrown, but has not discarded because, well, you
never know. She has several hundred tee shirts and boxer shorts from camps,
leagues, and tournaments around the country. When her parents say wear
something nice, she wears stuff from regional or national events.

The fastpitch player needs to get a scholarship, because her parents are
broke spending thousands of dollars paying for camps, batting lessons,
pitching lessons, catching lessons, hotel rooms, out to eat between
tournament games, league fees, equipment, etc., etc....

The fastpitch player is a fierce competitor. She is willing to stand 40'
away from a pitcher and take a pitch with a measured reaction time that
even a major league baseball player would struggle to hit. She might only
be 4'3" and 75 pounds (soaking wet), but she'll dig in at 3rd or 1st, 25
feet away from the batter and challenge them to drive one down her throat.

The fastpitch player has more spirit than any other sport. She'll go home
hoarse from cheering and rooting her team on into the final innings. She
plays the sport for all the right reasons, she loves the game. She could
spend the weekend watching TV or out at the arcade or the mall with all her
non-sport friends, because all her sport friends are at a tournament
somewhere, but she chooses to spend her weekend in the 100 degree heat,
waiting to get in the game.

The fastpitch player is diligent and hard working. She knows the value of
hard work. She understands that you get out of something what you put in
it. She is competitive and doesn't give up very easily.

She learns teamwork and spirit. Most of all she learns to respect all, but
fear none.