Sophia

Softball pitching is hard, it takes a piece of you emotionally. She grinds and works quietly she deserves everything she gets, she earns it!

Placed 32nd

in their group

Thank you for supporting Sophia in this competition. Your participation made a huge impact for the Why Not You Foundation and their mission to empower change in the world, one individual at a time and one child at a time.

 

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What do they love most about playing their sport(s)?

She loves the friendships that are made from the game going through the grind with the girls she plays with


Who inspires them—on or off the field—and why?

Karlyn Pickens. She loves how she commands the field and executes her pitches. The way she handles the good and bad. That is also the person she is chasing as a pitcher. Big Goals


What’s one moment in their athletic journey that makes you proudest?

the team brought in two older pitchers after Sophia was the ace for a year. They pitched the other girls more than her. She felt like the coach gave up on her and she was questioning if she wanted to keep pitching. She quietly kept working and within a year was the Ace of Team leading in all pitching metric. Every time the girl gets knocked down she comes back stronger. She is resilient and strong willed for only being 12

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