It is one thing to play for your university. It is another to play for your country.

Right now in my career, it's like I'm having more fun than I've ever had, so it's kind of like, 'Man, I can't stop now.'

For softball, we need the Olympics. For young girls dreaming of that Olympic dream, that's where it's at, and that's where it all started in '96 for our sport.

Got any pitches? I got five pitches-rise-ball, curveball, screwball, drop-ball and changeup.

It's so empowering to see yourself as a machine.

When I was 12, I had a coach tell me I would never be a championship pitcher. That devastated me. I was crushed.

Softball has given me so much in life. It's taught me the kind of person I want to be, and given me a sweet sisterhood. It even led me to my husband.