07/22/2024
As a final note I want to make one last post.
Thank you once again to our sponsors for supporting these special girls on their journey! There is nothing better anyone can do than invest into the future of the community.
Thanks to the parents, grandparents, siblings, and fans for your never ending support. These girls could never have made it this far without the overwhelming support of all of you. The countless late night practices you drove them to, the PTO you took, the money you spent, the prayers of blessings and safety you prayed over them, and the love and encouragement you gave them. At one point we were up to 175 viewers on the live and that is amazing for a group of 6 year olds from a small town in south Mississippi. I know some that were even streaming on their big screens for the whole family to watch.
To our director, Josh, thank you. I don’t know of many directors with not a single family member on a team that would drive 7 hours to support a group of kids but you did. All of the girls were so happy to see you.
To the girls who have done nothing but blow our minds all summer.. who have shown resilience and never given up. Who have fought back and won many game. Who have shown such good sportsmanship and talent. Who LOVE this game and love each other. Your parents, your grand parents, your friends, your hometown and your state COULD NOT be any prouder of you all.
Last but certainly not least, thank you to our coaches. Many of you may not know, but two of our coaches didn’t have a single kid on this team. They selflessly sacrificed their summer nights and weekends to pour into these girls and that will never be forgotten. Our head coach Aaron who showed the perfect balance of love and discipline and always stood ten toes behind his girls. You won’t find a better coach. Our coach pitcher, Sam, who roughed it out pregnant and invested so much into these kids. She’s an absolute beast! I saw her many times being a Mama in the dugout. I’ve always heard “kids don’t learn from coaches that they don’t like”, and by watching this team over the summer it’s easy to see they loved and learned so much from this group. So from this mama and all the mamas and daddy’s THANK YOU to the number one coaching staff in the world!
Everyone’s love and support has been felt and has not for a second went unnoticed.
Let’s not ever let this one loss overshadow how much this group of 12 has accomplished over 7 short weeks.
