We reached out to softball players across the country to ask them…

 What do you like best about playing softball?

 Below are a few of the responses.

We’d also like to share YOUR experiences… if you’re a player, coach, parent or simply a softball fan, tell us what you like best about softball and we may use it on the site! E-mail: brentt@studentsports.com

 

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I love the competitive nature of the sport. Not only when you are playing against another team, but also within you own team. I love the competition between your teammates and how you have to fight for your position.
— 1B/OF Alexis Allan (2017)
Firecrackers-Brashear (Calif.)

 

I love everything about playing softball.  Getting out on the field is what I look forward to everyday.  Hitting the ball, fielding the ball and playing as a team with great girls is what I love most.  I put everything, my heart and soul, into every game and every play.
— 2B/3B Jewels Caro (2017)
Firecrackers-DFW (Texas)

 

I love how it feels after winning a big game or making a great play. It’s the best feeling in the world.
— SS/OF Alyssa DiCarlo (2015)
Firecrackers (Ariz.)

 

I like hearing the crowd after I hit a home run! I take my time going around the bases to soak it in.
— SS/3B Kristen “Avatar” Williams (2014)
Minors Gold – Lovelace (Calif.)

 

I like that softball is a team sport and knowing that we got each others’ back.  I also like the competition.
— SS/C Saige Pye (2017)
All American Sports Academy – Merrida (Calif.)

 

My favorite thing about softball is having a bond with girls who want to succeed and who have the same goals you do, all working hard to reach their goals.
— 2B/3B Isabella Montoya (2016)
So Cal Hawks (Calif.)

 

Hitting home runs over the fence. I love that feeling. I am a power hitter and this past fall our team went to the Invitational Sun-Classic showcase in Florida. I hit my over-the-fence home run and remember thinking, “Every girl needs this feeling!” Secondly, I love the friends I have from playing softball.
— C/3B Alyssa F. Palacios (2017)
USA Athletics (Calif.)

 

Softball is just plain fun, it makes you think. Also, I like playing against really good competition.
— SS/2nd Karter Williams (2016)
So Cal Athletics (Calif.)