06/13/2026
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🥎💙 Investing in Student Athletes. Strengthening a Program. Building for the Future. 💙🥎
Thanks to an Illumination Award submitted by Coach Andrew "Coach Whit" Whittington, Santa Fe High School softball athletes now have access to equipment that is making an impact every day on the field.
The grant provided new pitching and hitting mats, along with resistance bands that support arm strength development and proper arm care. These resources have quickly become an important part of the team's daily training and preparation.
Today, athletes are benefiting from:
🥎 Two new hitting mats in the batting cages
🥎 Two new pitching mats in the bullpen
🥎 18 resistance bands so every player has access to their own during warmups and training
Not only are these resources helping athletes improve their skills and performance, but they are also helping protect facilities, preserve newly installed turf, and support long-term player development.
Coach Whit shared that his athletes immediately embraced the new equipment, and the impact has been felt throughout the program.
✨ This is what happens when innovative educators and coaches identify a need and our community steps up to help meet it.
Every sponsorship of Pulling for Education Sporting Clays, every Purse Bingo ticket purchased, every supporter of our Gala, and every donor who invests in the Santa Fe TX Education Foundation helps fund opportunities like this for students across SFISD.
Because of your generosity, students are gaining access to the tools, resources, and experiences they need to grow—not only as athletes, but as future leaders.
💙 Thank you, Coach Whit, for your commitment to student success, and thank you to our incredible community for making Illumination Awards possible.