Rollin' In The Dirt

 We had a varsity softball player this year!

This is Daisy high fiving Coach Sutton before her name was announced.

She played right field.

Softball girls are busy cheering the entire game when they are at bat in an effort to distract the pitcher. One chant they sing when there is a bad pitch is, "Rollin in the dirt. Rollin in the dirt. Rollin rollin, rollin rollin. Rollin in the dirt. Dirt dirt dirt. Dirt dirt dirt. Dirt dirt dirt dirt dirt. Dirt dirt dddddiiiirrrtttt."  We heard that chant a lot this season, both from our girls and the other teams.

A lot of girls were walked, on both teams. After getting to first base via balls, Daisy was getting advice from Coach Mo.

She stole 2nd.

And she made it home.

We learned that having a good pitcher in softball makes or breaks the game. One night we set the record for a FWISD game. It was a bit of a dubious honor, as the score was 54 to 53, and it took nearly 6 hours, ending at 12:18am. 😳

But not all games were like that. 

Daisy made it home because she earned her spot on base with a hit!

I love her pure joy.

Daisy's two biggest fans.

Sam and Daisy

The girls made it to playoffs! This was their t-shirt.

And the back:

The season was wrapped up with a banquet.

DanFam5 was there to support our Daisy.

Coach Mo, Coach V and Coach Sutton

Daisy received an Academic All District Award for having straight As while playing softball.

We're so proud of our Daiser!

[spring 2024]