As of March 30, the MHS varsity softball team has a record of 8-6.
Junior April Price began playing softball in middle school, and she quickly clicked with the sport because she knew she was good at it due to her speed and athletic ability, she said. She joined the high school softball team in her freshman year after her parents encouraged her to, she added. Currently, she plays centerfield for the team, she said.
“I feel like I’m growing as a person as an individual,” Price said. “I had a lot of memories I’ve made and I am excited to continue making memories.”
One of those fond memories was a practice that the sophomore team did in the rain, Price said.
“We have a good bond with each other,” Price said. “We have so much more to come through. And we’re going to learn as a team and get better.”
Despite how rewarding softball can be, there can also be challenges, Price said. When Price’s hits didn’t go as she planned, it left her feeling down, she said.
“I was in a big slump,” Price said. “But I had faith in myself. I built the confidence to know that I am a great player and I have so much to exceed in. I was excited when I started getting back into hitting and I’m planning on being consistent with it.”
Sophomore Kaelyn Cunanan has been playing softball since she was five years old, she said. Now, she plays second base for the team, she added.
“As I was growing up, I developed a passion for it,” Cunanan said. “I wanted to see how far I could get with it.”
Cunanan had also participated in Travel Ball, where she travels to compete against other teams, she said.
“I’ve been to (Southern California) many times,” Cunanan said “I also have gone to Colorado, and I’m going to Indiana this summer.”
However, softball can be a very mentally draining sport, Cunanan said.
“Building up to love (softball) again was very challenging,” Cunanan said.
Similarly, senior and pitcher Priyah Quinon began playing softball at a young age, and has a strong passion for it, she said.
Softball “builds your confidence (and) your loyalty, it shows you mentally to be strong, and to actually go through with something you committed to,” Quinon said.
Softball builds those qualities by helping a person to overcome challenges, fear, and mental blocks, Quinon added.
“If you could face softball for this amount of years and go through those mentally challenging parts and get through them, I honestly think you could overcome mostly anything in the world,” Quinon said.
Softball team strikes down competition, learns valuable life lessons
