I just feel like it gets harder and harder every year with Ace getting older and time away from my husband and even family events such as birthdays and friends' weddings and things that I've always just missed out on because of softball.

From what I hear, it's a normal thing to feel guilty as a mother, especially when trying to fill the needs of a newborn along with maintaining what you had with your first child.

I try to squeeze in a workout whenever I can, even if it's doing squats with my 7-month-old in the kitchen or jumping on the trampoline with my 5-year-old.

I do my job on the mound and then do what I can at the plate, always working on helping the team anyway I can.

Throwing a ball is not natural, whether it's overhand or underhand.

My family vacations were softball tournaments.

I've face more than 35 major leaguers, and only two have ever made contact against me.