Praying for Sunshine!

Hello, hello. Hopefully this time next week I will actually have an entry worth posting instead of one like I am posting tonight. Once again, our games this past weekend at Oklahoma Wesleyan were postponed due to weather. I don't even know if words can describe how anxious the team is to begin this season, especially now that we've had to wait an additional 2 weeks to play.

This weekend we are hosting an invitational tournament at Lone Elm Park Softball Complex in Olathe, and have some quality opponents ahead of us. Playing Ottawa will be a true test, considering the last time we played them was in our final game of the 2010 season at Nationals down in Alabama. We ended their season with a loss, so it goes without saying that they will be ready to get some revenge. We will also be tested against St. Gregory's University, a school that participates in what is arguably one of the toughest conferences in NAIA Softball: the Sooner Athletic Conference. I played against several of the SGU players when we were younger, and I know they will be a tough opponent. Bellevue (Nebraska) University is also a team I am looking forward to playing. They qualified for Nationals last season, like us, and seem to always have a great team year after year.

I'm just so excited to see what our team can do. We were finally able to go outside last week and work on team defense (my personal favorite). Our pitchers continue to work hard and look great during live hitting sessions, and our hitters are constantly working to improve themselves. All we can do now is continue to hope and pray that the rain is light, the temperatures warm up, and the sun shines once Friday and Saturday arrive. It's almost time for MNU SOFTBALL!! Get excited :)

P.S. Coach Mac showed us an awesome video to help us understand the importance of believing in ourselves, and I thought it was worth sharing with you as well. Click here to see it.

Love Always,
Taylor #21