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!
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
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.
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 👏
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.🧡💙⚡️🥎
"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
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.
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!
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
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
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.
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?