Danielle

Mom of 2 crazy kids, book lover, tennis player, coffee and wine drinker! Southern girl transplanted to the cold North.

[Mia Morera @MiaMorera2]

Softball is a game of failure. And what doesn’t show in the box score… Is sometimes you catch barrels and don’t get the results… But as in life you keep swinging!

[Danielle @cornflakegurl]

What a confidence building weekend! The road back from ACL recovery hasn’t been easy, but she is determined and getting back to herself!

[Gianna @GiannaColonna4]

Great weekend with @Racers09sftbll. Made it to the championship but it got rained out. I batted a .545 on the weekend, and made some plays in the field. Love this group of girls and can’t wait for the rest of the year! 🏎️💨🥎
@BMHSTitanSB

[Chris Olsen @RebelsOlsen]

This may be a wildly controversial post...

Softball has always been a beautiful game because there has never been just one way to dominate.

You could beat people with speed.
You could beat people with defense.
You could beat people with pitching.
You could beat people with situational hitting.
You could beat people with toughness and IQ.

Yet somewhere along the way, we've started acting like the only thing that matters is how many balls leave the yard.

Home runs are exciting. They should be celebrated.

But when accolades, rankings, and recognition become disproportionately tied to one statistic, we risk losing sight of what actually wins softball games.

The kid hitting .500, maybe all singles, matters...

The shortstop making plays and turning hits into outs matters.

The slapper creating chaos every at-bat matters.

The pitcher producing outs, not strikeouts, matters.

The athlete moving runners, taking extra bases, and doing all the little things that never make it into social media graphics... they matter!

A game built on speed, athleticism, pressure, execution, and teamwork is slowly being reduced to a home run derby.

And maybe it's time to have an honest conversation about the ball itself.

When offense becomes so dominant that pitchers and defenses are increasingly marginalized, the balance of the game starts to disappear. Maybe it's time to nerf the ball a bit and bring the game back to what made it great in the first place, a game where pitching matters, defense matters, speed matters, and every run has to be earned.

The best players are not always the ones hitting the most bombs.

Often, they're the ones most indirectly impacting winning.

Let's be careful not to reward one skill so heavily that we forget to recognize what made this game in the first place... the complete softball player.

[Danielle @cornflakegurl]

Yes!!!!

[Berea-Midpark Softball @BMHSTitanSB]

🚨 TITANS WIN SWC TITLE🚨

Avery James drove in 4 runs and crushed an inside-the-park HR as Berea-Midpark rolled past Olmsted Falls 16-2! 💥

🔥 Avery James: 3 hits, 4 RBI
🔥 Lauren Fayne: 11 Ks + HR
🔥 Titans offense: 14 hits

[Danielle @cornflakegurl]

Haha!!!

[Spill The Memes @SpillTheMemes]

😂

[Reid Ouse @reidouse]

If you think the coach is the problem, and the last coach was the problem, and the coach before that was the problem... you might be the problem.

[Berea-Midpark Softball @BMHSTitanSB]

Titans win on senior day!

Avery James was 🔥 driving in FIVE runs on 3 hits to lead the Titans to a 10-0 win over North Olmsted! 💪

Lauren Fayne dominated in the circle with 10 Ks, 2 hits, 0 runs in 5 innings 👏

[Berea-Midpark Softball @BMHSTitanSB]

Today is the day! Come on out and hit some bombs!

[Danielle @cornflakegurl]

Lo and Ro getting it done!!!

[Cuyahoga County Softball @ccscaohio]

Here are your Week 5 Player and Pitcher of the Week nominees!

Nominated by coaches 🥎
Voted by coaches 🗳️
Announced every Wednesday 🎊

[Danielle @cornflakegurl]

Of course her first bucket back is an and one! She got to shake the dust off her basketball shoes today. She’s getting there slowly, but surely!

[Berea-Midpark Softball @BMHSTitanSB]

Fayne DEALING 🔥💪

Lauren Fayne punched out 11 as the Titans take down Midview 6-2! Rowan Burbules stayed hot at the plate (3 hits, 💣 HR) and Emma Simpson drove in 3 to spark the offense.🧡💙⚡️🥎

[Coach the Coaches @WinningCoaches]

"Athletes who claim that they are dedicated and committed to their team, but at the same time, complain about their lack of playing time or talk negatively about teammates behind their back, may not be as dedicated & committed to their team as they think they are." -- Ralph Pim

[Danielle @cornflakegurl]

Yes, ladies!! 🧡💙🥎💪

[Berea-Midpark Softball @BMHSTitanSB]

Emma Simpson was unstoppable at the plate, going 3-for-3 with TWO doubles to lead the Titans to a 5-1 win over Elyria!

Lauren Fayne dominated in the circle with 8 Ks over 7 innings, while Avery James, Lauren Fayne & Emma Simpson each drove in runs.

[Danielle @cornflakegurl]

The comeback is greater than the setback! Every single coach has been supportive through this long process. My family is grateful for you all. You make a difference!

[Gianna @GiannaColonna4]

After a long recovery, I’m finally cleared and back on the field. Can’t put into words how grateful I am for my coaches and teammates, your support carried me through. Feels so good to be back doing what I love #aclrecovery #cleared @BMHSTitanSB @BMHSTitanGHoops @MacBasketballUA

[Danielle @cornflakegurl]

Ro Ro!!!!!

[Berea-Midpark Titans @AthleticsBMHS]

Congrats to our Ryan Devins State Farm Insurance Titan Athletes of the Week! 💪

⚾ Aiden Harold (Baseball)
🥎 Rowan Burbules (Softball)
Keep dominating and repping BMHS the right way! #TitanPride

[Danielle @cornflakegurl]

The dog days are over!!! 🐾⚡️🧡💙🥎

[Berea-Midpark Softball @BMHSTitanSB]

Titans get it DONE 💪🥎

Lauren Fayne dominates with 12 Ks, giving up just 2 hits as Berea-Midpark takes down Olmsted Falls 4-1! 🔥

Big bats from Rowan Burbules, Jules Matonak, and Payton Weigel lead the way.

[Danielle @cornflakegurl]

@simpso52735 @BMHSTitanSB @Hotshots2k10P Yes, Emma Lynn!! 🥎💪🧡💙

[Brian Adams @coachbeardbbq]

Parents getting a high school coach fired because their kid didn't play is so crazy. Do parents not realize that coaches have families to support as well?