Graceyn ‘G’ Frost. LHP #6🥎🏑🏒🏀

University of Delaware c/o2025💙🐓🥎 2021 DE Gatorade POY. Delaware HS State POY. DMA HS Athlete of the Year. Extra Inning SB All-American. USAToday 🥎POY DE

[Graceyn ‘G’ Frost. LHP #6🥎🏑🏒🏀 @Graceyn3]

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[Graceyn ‘G’ Frost. LHP #6🥎🏑🏒🏀 @Graceyn3]

@RileyFerris8 LETS GO!🔥 The extra reps are paying off💪

[Riley Ferris @RileyFerris8]

I’ve practiced this play so many times and today I finally got to use it in a game!LETS GO !!!

[Keira Connolly @keira_con]

Wise words

“My name’s Frank. I’m 64, a retired electrician.
Forty-two years I spent running wires through houses, fixing breakers, making sure people had light in their kitchens and heat in their winters. Never once did anyone ask me where I went to college. Mostly, they just wanted to know if I could get the power back on before their ice cream melted.

Last May, I was at my granddaughter Emily’s school career day. You know the drill — doctors, lawyers, a software guy in a slick suit talking about “scaling startups.” I was the only one there with a tool belt and work boots.

When it was my turn, I told the kids, “I don’t have a degree. I’ve never sat in a lecture hall. But I’ve wired schools, hospitals, and your principal’s house. And when the hospital generator failed during a snowstorm in ’98, I was the one in the basement with a flashlight, keeping the lights on for newborn babies upstairs.”

The kids leaned forward. They had questions — real ones. “How do you fix stuff in the dark?” “Do you make a lot of money?” “Do you ever get zapped?” (Yes, once, and it’ll curl your hair.)

When the bell rang, one boy hung back. Small kid, freckles, hoodie too big for him. He mumbled, “My uncle’s a plumber. People laugh at him ’cause he didn’t finish high school. But… he’s the only one in the family who can fix anything.”

I looked that boy in the eye and said, “Kid, your uncle’s a hero. When your toilet overflows at midnight, Harvard ain’t sending anyone. A plumber is.”

Here’s the thing nobody told me when I was young — the world doesn’t run without tradespeople. You can have all the engineers you want, but if nobody builds the house, wires the power, or lays the pipes, those blueprints just sit in a drawer.

We’ve made it sound like trades are what you do if you can’t go to college, instead of a path you choose because you like working with your hands, solving problems, and seeing your work stand solid for decades.

Four years after high school, some kids walk away with diplomas. Others walk away with zero debt, a union card, and a skill they can take anywhere in the world. And guess what? When your furnace dies in January, it’s not the diploma that saves you.

A few weeks ago, that same freckled kid’s mom stopped me at the grocery store. She said, “You probably don’t remember, but you told my son trades are important. He’s shadowing his uncle this summer. First time I’ve seen him excited about anything in years.”

That’s the part we forget — for some kids, knowing their path is respected changes everything. It’s not about “just” fixing wires or pipes. It’s about pride. Purpose. The kind that sticks with you long after the job’s done.

So next time you meet a teenager, don’t just ask, “Where are you going to college?” Ask, “What’s your plan?” And if they say, “I’m learning to weld,” or “I’m starting an apprenticeship,” smile big and say, “That’s fantastic. We’re going to need you.”

Because we will. More than ever. And when the lights go out, you’ll be glad they showed up.”

[Delaware Softball @Delaware_SB]

Grateful for the support by everyone who has helped make this possible! 🤝

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[kevin tresolini @kevintresolini]

Lights now in place at #BlueHens softball stadium, which is why games vs. @DrexelSoftball have 5 and 6 pm starts this weekend. @Delaware_SB 21-7 with 10 straight wins and .322 batting average ranking 23rd in DI.

[Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens @UDBlueHens]

A new era 🤝

📰: https://t.co/KVhWY4znM5

[Coastal Athletic Association @CAASports]

A new era of the CAA

We are the Coastal Athletic Association

#CAAUnited

[Delaware Softball @Delaware_SB]

🥎Come train with us in Newark next week! There are still a few spots left. Go to https://t.co/OMbf6Ib87Y for registration details. 🥎

[Coastal Athletic Association @CAASports]

🥎 Back-to-back! @Delaware_SB wins the CAA Regular Season title for the second straight season and will be the top seed in the conference tournament.

[Delaware Softball @Delaware_SB]

Back-to-Back!! 🏆

[Delaware Softball @Delaware_SB]

Game 1 dub! 💪

[Coastal Athletic Association @CAASports]

🥎 2023 CAA Preseason Poll 🥎

@UNCWsoftball collected five first-place votes and 95 points to rank atop the preseason poll

@Delaware_SB also received five first-place votes, following close with 91 points in second

📰 https://t.co/rMRAJqj1O3

[Delaware Softball @Delaware_SB]

Last year @Graceyn3 had a season-high 9️⃣ Ks at Villanova. That's how many days we have til the season opener! 🥎

[Delaware Softball @Delaware_SB]

1️⃣5️⃣ days til first pitch! Also the # of returners on the 2023 squad! 🥎

[Delaware Softball @Delaware_SB]

The Hens are back to school!! Happy first day! 💙💛📚📒

[NCAA News @NCAA_PR]

NCAA softball games can be played using a double first base on an experimental basis for the 2022-23 season, allowing the fielder to use half the base and the batter-runner to use the other half. https://t.co/hVLz0XwTug

[Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens @UDBlueHens]

Fresh floor in the Bob 😍

[Melissa Frost @MelissaBGL3]

⁦@Graceyn3⁩ UD🥎 in FL🌅

[Melissa Frost @MelissaBGL3]

UDSB girls supporting their teammates FGCL🥎@Delaware_SB