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

You can't always control the circumstances - only how you react to those circumstances; you can always control your attitude and your effort.

My life has been centered around sports. It is where I have met my closest friends and shaped the values that have made me a successful athlete, student and role model for young people.

The main thing is to win. You just try to keep your tunnel vision on to get the team the win.

I had female role models to look up to starting in middle school, athletes like Julie Foudy and Mia Hamm who made me realize that there was room in the world of sports for women. They ignited my dream of becoming an Olympic athlete.

Being fit and being in the best shape that I can be helps me be the best mom as well.

College softball each year reaches new levels of interest.