Highlights

2009

2009 ASA 18U Gold Nationals – Oklahoma City, OK – 9th Place
2009 Champions Cup – 9th Place
2009 Easton Classic 23U, Corona CA – 2nd Place
2009 Colorado Fireworks Tournament, Aurora, CO – 2nd Place
2009 ASA Region 14 State – Qualified – 5th place

2008

2008 ASA 18U Gold Nationals – Oklahoma City, OK
2008 ASA Regional Qualifier, Seattle Washington - 1st Place
2008 Colorado Fireworks Tournament, Aurora, CO – 4th Place

2007

2007 ASA 18U Gold Nationals – Oklahoma City, OK – 13th Place
2007 Champions Cup – 9th Place
2007 ASA Regional Qualifier, Hillsboro, OR – 1st Place (tied)
2007 Colorado Fireworks Tournament, Aurora, CO – 25th Place

2006

2006 ASA 18U Gold Nationals – Oklahoma City – 17th Place
2006 Champions Cup – 9th Place
2006 Colorado Fireworks Tournament, Aurora, CA – 7th Place

2005

2005 ASA 18U ‘A’ Nationals, Columbus, GA – 5th Place
2005 ASA Regional Qualifier, Roseville, CA – 1st Place
2005 Colorado Fireworks Tournament, Aurora, CO – 13th Place
2005 Surf City Summer Showcase, Huntington Beach CA

2004

2004 Co-Champions USA Athletics Tournament
2004 18U State Champions
2004 Hall of Fame Finalist
2004 Champions Cup – 17th out of 76 Teams
2004 ASA 18U Nationals, Clovis, CA – 13th Place

2003

Undefeated Batbusters Pre-Thanksgiving Exposure – Alicia Park
Undefeated Batbusters Oktoberfest
2003 ASA 14U Nationals, Illinois – 13th Place
2003 ASA 14U So Cal State – 2nd Place
2003 Final Season Ranking: 7th in the State of California Nationally

2002

2002 ASA 14U Nationals, Georgia – 17th Place
2002 ASA 14U So Cal State – 5th Place

Weekly Mental Skills Tip

The mental is such a big part of our game. It's often the determining factor between success or failure.

Tip #1 Overcome fear of failure. Fear of failure might be what is holding you back. Dare to be great by taking risks, chances. Nobody has ever achieved greatness without facing hardship first. Failing is a good thing if you learn from it. Instead of seeing problems or obstacles, see challenges to overcome. The most successful people on the planet are risk-takers. You will never achieve anything by risking nothing.

Tip #2 - Make no excuses and take full responsibility for all your failures and all your successes. The world’s most successful people never make excuses and they hold themselves accountable. Achieving success and making excuses are mutually exclusive, wholly incompatible.

Tip #3 - Accept the fact that you will fail, make a lot of mistakes and learn from them. Failing is a big part of the game. If you succeed only 30% of the time at the plate, it’s excellent. That means that you will be failing more often than you succeed. Failing is part of life and sport in general. You actually learn more by failing than by succeeding. The key point is to look at mistakes and failures as learning opportunities. Ask yourself: “What didn’t go well and how can I do things differently next time to be successful?”

Tip #4 - Be here, now. Play one pitch at a time, confident and focused on each pitch as it is played with disregard for past or future pitches. Ignore the emotional baggage of scores, innings, and pitch counts; just focus on the next pitch. Playing a full game in the present is to ultimate goal and the best way to ensure that you perform at your best.

Tip #5 - Focus on the process rather than the outcomes. You have much more control over the process than the outcome. For example, when hitting, focus on having a good at bat (proper mental approach to the plate, selecting the right pitches, using your best swing, hitting a line drive, etc.) rather than focusing on getting a hit or not striking out.

Tip #6 - Develop routines to help you get in the zone. The use of routine is one of the most widespread practices among elite softball players. They perform routines before games, between innings and between pitches at the plate and on the field. A routine integrates both the mental and the physical aspects. It is a specific way of doing things to stay focus, block distraction and put you in the ideal mindset. Routines are powerful and you should definitely use them.