little softball things
Master List

#1. The sound of metal cleats on concrete

#2. Doing anything to make the out

#3 Braids.

#4 Wearing glittery headbands and bows

#5 Charity work with your team

#6 Having bigger arms than half the guys at your school

#7 Making the double play

#8 The smell of a new glove

#9 The sound of your bat hitting the ball

#10 Bare handing a catch

#11 Teammates = sisters

#12 Smudged eye black

#13 The perfect bat

#14 Compliments from parents from the other team

#15 A fresh field with newly drawn lines

#16 Striking out the side

#17 When you know you hit the ball well

#18 Making an amazing play

#19 Using pre-wrap as a headband

#20 Diving after a ball

#21 Sunflower seeds

#22 Trying to pitch to your friends without laughing

#23 Earning the winning run

#24 Leading the team stretches

#25 Three up, three down

#26 The perfect throw down to second

#27 You get a second family

#28 Being in the summer heat

#29 Catching that impossible pop fly

#30 Crazy nicknames

#31 Making friends with the umpires

#32 Shopping for softball equipment

#33 Seeing the outfield back up when you step up to the plate

#34 Getting called safe when you know you were out

#35 Gum

#36 Cheers from the stands when you make a good play

#37 Beating your friend’s team

#38 The glove you will never let go of

#39 Equipment for Christmas

#40 Team meetings

#41 International tie breakers

#42 When being covered in dirt is an accomplishment

#43 The sound of sliding into the mud during rainy games

#44 That feeling of pressure when you have two strikes

#45 Playing during the rain

#46 Tournament tshirts

#47 Team handshakes

#48 Team parties

#49 Seeing friends from other teams at tournaments

#50 The feeling of putting your cleats on before a game

#51 Going up to bat with bases loaded

#52 All your problems going away when you start the game

#52 Playing anywhere when needed and not complaining

#54 When the sun is blinding you but you still catch the ball

#55 Getting a grand slam

#56 Snagging a line drive

#57 Making a comeback

#58 Swinging with 3-0 and driving in some runs

#59 Your first over the fence home run

#60 Orange water in the shower after an all day tournament

#61 The awesome feeling of being the clean up batter

#62 Only eating sunflower seeds during the season

#63 Personalized team equipment

#64 Scoring the winning run

#65 Coming back after an injury

#66 Season openers

#67 Striking out the last girl of the inning

#68 The vibration of the bat after hitting a home run

#69 When younger girls look up to you

#70 Practicing hours every day for one moment in a game

#71 Fumbling the ball but still holding on

#72 The sound of the ball hitting your glove

#73 Beating a team that previously crushed you

#74 Scoring against a really good team

#75 Sliding

#76 Being congratulated by your coach after a good play

#77 The bond between you and your teammates

#78 Getting dirty

#79 Demarini bats

#80 Playing “Around the horn”

#81 Don’t step on the lines!

#82 Having a closet full of jerseys from previous teams

#83 Putting your uniform on for the first game of the season

#84 Slapping

#85 Getting respect from the baseball players at school

#86 The sound a composite bat makes

#87 All your white socks are stained orange 

#88 Getting a new glove

#89 The feeling you get when your uniform is covered in dirt

#90 Diving and making the catch

#91 Being the pitcher