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WESLEY WOLVERINE OUTFIELDERS, FROM LEFT…
junior #8 Megan DiRubbio (Smyrna, DE),
freshman #32 Kelly Palmer (Hershey, PA),
junior #99 Lauren Hoffman (Bear, DE).
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Vital part of team
Outties anthem:
Why outfielders really matter!
From a longer article by Haylie McCleney McCleney, USSSA Pride.
CLICK HERE for the full story @ FLOSOFTBALL.
“Outfielders are the last line of defense. They are a vital, integral part of every team. They can make you, and they can definitely break you...
“We give the pitcher confidence that if they make a mistake, it's okay because we have her back.
“Outfielders know and understand pressure and adversity. We throw people out at home. We rob home runs. We dive in the gap even if no one is backing us up. We deliver accurate throws to our cutoffs…
“when an outfielder makes a mistake, it's not just one base that the runner gets — it's probably two as well, sometimes even three extra bases. Knowing that, as a coach, why would you not put your most reliable, athletic players out there?
“I was always told in college that pressure is a privilege. So why would anyone not want to be an outfielder? It's a privilege to be that last line of defense."
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