Etexpirate
08-09-2005, 11:42 AM
I got the opportunity to catch Stacy Braddock, pitcher for the Oklahoma Sooner softball team yesterday.
She had come to work with my daughter and to do some practice and to work on her "stuff". For those of you that have never seen her pitch..she has the most amazing wind up and absolutely "owns" her back spin rise ball.
I guess she had seen me catching my daughter earlier.. and she asked if I would catch her..
I was really honored and never once even thought once about why none of the three men, 4 kids or even the dog wasn't on the bucket eager to catch her.. I sure was!!
My daughter throws 65 and has an array of pitches that I catch routinly, so I never thought twice about the difference in speed or finesse..
I would have to say that I am pleased to inform my friends on 3a down low that I didn't pee my pants when the first fast ball came in at 70 mph. It's the little things in life that you can be proud of in these situations..
The good news is that I managed to sit on that bucket and catch her for about 20 mins of the best catching I will probably ever experience. There is nothing more satisfying and exhilerating than when the ball smacks your glove(and not your face) that hard...
I also am now my Daughter's hero..and money just can't buy that kind of cool!!
She had come to work with my daughter and to do some practice and to work on her "stuff". For those of you that have never seen her pitch..she has the most amazing wind up and absolutely "owns" her back spin rise ball.
I guess she had seen me catching my daughter earlier.. and she asked if I would catch her..
I was really honored and never once even thought once about why none of the three men, 4 kids or even the dog wasn't on the bucket eager to catch her.. I sure was!!
My daughter throws 65 and has an array of pitches that I catch routinly, so I never thought twice about the difference in speed or finesse..
I would have to say that I am pleased to inform my friends on 3a down low that I didn't pee my pants when the first fast ball came in at 70 mph. It's the little things in life that you can be proud of in these situations..
The good news is that I managed to sit on that bucket and catch her for about 20 mins of the best catching I will probably ever experience. There is nothing more satisfying and exhilerating than when the ball smacks your glove(and not your face) that hard...
I also am now my Daughter's hero..and money just can't buy that kind of cool!!