From Cindy Bristow- 4 things you could learn from the womens world series Hustle Everything Out – If you watched Game 2 of the Finals then you know exactly what I’m talking about. Watching Keilani Ricketts, the 6’1 power hitting pitcher for Oklahoma beat out a bunt, steal 2nd base and make it to 2nd when a defender dropped a ball is all you need to know about hustling. Never Quit Playing Hard – How many times did you think a game was over only to be amazed that it wasn’t. More than once a team was down to its last strike only to come back and win the game. Florida and Nebraska battled into the night knowing that whoever lost would be out of the tournament, and yet they each kept battling and never quit playing hard. Support Your Teammates – How great were those shots of the dugouts showing everyone up against the fence and cheering their guts out? You never saw players pouting that they weren’t playing and someone else was. Work Hard to Improve Yourself – The last lesson comes from two star pitchers; Sara Driesenga of Michigan and Keilani Ricketts of Oklahoma. Both had tremendous seasons and yet both had a different story at the end of last year. For Dreisenga, her problem was in winning games. Last year she started 23 games, winning 9 and losing 10. She worked extremely hard in the off-season getting herself into better shape and improving her pitching. She came back this season tougher and stronger than ever and it showed. This season she started 41 games, winning 31 and losing only 9 – and pitching her team all the way to the Women’s College World Series! The other example of working hard to improve comes from the MVP of this year’s World Series, Keilani Ricketts from OU. Many would think that playing in last year’s national championship game, even though she ultimately lost to Alabama, would be good enough, but not if you’re a driven champion. Keilani felt she needed to be stronger both mentally and physically so she committed herself in the summer to increase her physical strength and conditioning and to make herself mentally tougher. For Keilani, good wasn’t good enough, and the way she dominated in this year’s World Series is proof that all her hard work to improve herself was worth it.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 04:11:57 +0000
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