Remember when you were a kid back in the 1980's and your parents asked you if you wanted to go bowling? Ok, so maybe it only happened once or twice - but it never failed that upon hearing that question one of us kids would ask, "Do we have to use the BIG balls?"
Well - for a while now, I've been writing about the little balls: baseballs that is. I wanted to take a moment (and just a moment) to mention the big balls. Softballs that is.
Reflecting back on the Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team's recent national championship has gotten me so spoiled that I almost forgot that their softball team is also #1 in the country and headed back to the College World Series for a third straight year. If you get a chance, check out ESPN and ESPN2 for some faster-paced action than your average MLB game and some real team spirit in action.
Now don't forget to root for the Orange and White. Monica Abbott and her teammates will be looking to get the first softball national title for the SEC and with this being her senior year, she has got just this one last chance. In case you were wondering, Monica is a lefty pitcher who is now the all-time NCAA record-holder for strikeouts, shutouts, and wins and is only 14 K's from breaking the once-thought untouchable record for strikeouts in a season.
Tennessee faces Texas A&M in the CWS starting this coming Thursday - starting time on ESPNHD is 6pm.
GO VOLS!!!
Click HERE for the WCWS Bracket
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