Swinging the Little League bat with all the power she could muster, Annie tapped the ball off the flexible rubber tee. It dribbled toward the pitcher. With teammates and the crowd yelling for her, Annie sprinted toward first base. The pitcher, a lanky junior from the Prescott High School Badgers, dashed in, scooped up the ball and aimed toward first base – but it sailed over first base by a good 30 feet into right field. “Run, Annie, run! Go to second base,” said the Badger first … [Read more...] about Practicing Life Skills on the Baseball Field
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Hatcher Shares Baseball’s Life Lessons
As America’s self-proclaimed national pastime, baseball is more than a game. It is a tradition, one born of history and folklore, impassioned devotion and eternal hope. Wistful old timers recall legends of the past while wide-eyed schoolboys dream of making it to “the show,” assuming the persona of those very legends and leading their team to the summit of the baseball mountain, a World Series championship. For Williams native Billy Hatcher, the dream not only became a reality, sprinkled with … [Read more...] about Hatcher Shares Baseball’s Life Lessons