I grew up in Richmond, Indiana, a small town east of Indianapolis. I come from a big sports family. My siblings and cousin played baseball and softball so I spent a lot of time at the ball parks. I knew after watching them I wanted to follow in their footsteps. I got my start when my mom enrolled me in tee ball at the age of five. I was the only girl on my team. In my first year of tee ball I hit a homerun and knew this was the sport for me. I then started playing in a rec le

Chapter 1: The Decision SMACK as I heard my softball coach’s hand hit the table near my head at study tables.  “Wake up Morgan. You have some work to do.” My coach, David Cook at Hamilton Southeastern, monitored the athletes who received a D or below on their report card, early before school began.  I picked my head up so I can try to concentrate on what I was studying in front of me.  My eyes were weary, and my body felt too relaxed in my chair.  Trying not to doze off agai

I have always loved baseball. I think it’s the team aspect of the game that appeals to me most. You workout all fall and winter to prepare for a condensed two or three month season, depending on how the team does in the state tournament. I went to Brebeuf Jesuit, which was not known for having a great baseball program. We weren’t terrible, we were mostly average. Most years we won more than we lost, but we never went very far in the state tournament.   As we prepared for my j