Morgan Hofer

[Rockridge Softball @RockridgeSftbll]

"If you give a girl a softball, she will want a bat to go with it.
You’ll buy her the best bat you can find, and then she will probably want a bucket of balls and a glove and some cleats too.
Then, she will probably spend hours begging you to go out in the yard to play with her, even though you may want to sit on the couch and watch tv. She will insist. And her insistence will win.

And when a girl gets a jersey, she will need pants and socks and a belt to go with it. And a TEAM…..And then life as you know it will end.
There will be no more lazy weekends watching tv. You will see more sunrises than you ever thought possible. Every spare minute of your time will be spent hauling buckets and bags and stinky cleats and crazy girls all over tarnation for hours to practice for a game.

THE GAME.

And your house will be a mess. And your car will be dirty. All because you gave a girl a softball.
Your weekends will be spent freezing or burning to death on a fold-up chair. And her weekends will be spent gaining confidence and friends, and learning new skills and having fun, and getting dirty. So dirty in fact that you will have to learn how to do laundry in a whole new way, like maybe at a carwash using the pressure washer.

And you will be there the day she hits her first home run, first strikeout, and her first double play. And she will make you SO proud. The other moms will congratulate you. But you feel weird saying thank you because it's not you at bat or on the mound. It's everything about her. She did this.
And right before your eyes, your little girl will be transformed from the baby who spun around with her head on the bat, (because she loves attention), into a pitcher, a 1st basemen, 2nd basemen, and an outfielder.

When you give a girl a softball, you give her more than just a ball. You give her a sport and talent, and hope, and dreams, and friends, a new family, a place to learn about life, room to grow as a person where she can push her limits, and bravery, and courage, and LIFE, and memories. And she will have ALL of these things, simply because you gave a girl a softball.

Because you gave a girl a softball, you too will develop new, lifelong friendships, developed solely from the same passion for the game and love of your team. You will root together. And spew PG-13 things out of your mouths together. Because you gave a girl a softball.

Then one day, many years from today…. she will be in her room and a softball will roll out from an old dusty bat bag underneath her bed. And she will pick it up and realize instantly that when you gave that girl a softball, you also gave her a childhood that she would never forget. And then she will hug you, and your eyes may leak – because you realize that everything YOU gave up along the way…..was worth it!

All because you gave a girl a softball ...🥎"

[University of Dubuque Softball @UDSpartanSB]

Welcome to the Spartan Family, Morgan!🥎

[Perfect Game Softball @PG_Softball]

Morgan Hofer (2025 Taylor Ridge, IL) with a grand slam to put the Hitmen ahead to win the game.
@PGSoftballScout @morganhofer9 @QuadCityLadyHitmen

[ICA Softball @ica_softball]

Congratulations to the 2024 ICA Class 2A COTY Winners

[Rockridge Softball @RockridgeSftbll]

2024 REGIONAL CHAMPS🏆

[Rockridge Softball @RockridgeSftbll]

Today is the day we all have been waiting for! #ALLIN #RELENTLESS #BEbetter

[Taylor @taylordieterich]

Excited to play in the PG tournament this weekend in KC! Here is the Lady Hitmen’s schedule. Come watch if you are in town! @MizzouSoftball @UIS_Softball @IlliniSB

[Quad City Lady Hitmen 18u - Crawford @QCLadyHitmen07]

Rockridge HS teammates Taylor Dieterich and Morgan Hofer hit back to back home runs in their fourth game at the PG Iowa City Showcase.

It was Hofer’s second of the day. @taylordieterich @morganhofer9 @PG_Softball

[Rockridge Softball @RockridgeSftbll]

We forgot to tweet ….. ROCKETS WIN 7-1!!!! THREEPEAT STATE CHAMPS BABY!!!!!! #Extraordinary #NeverSettle #ThreePeat @rockridgesports @kuff_sports @MattRandazzo @JoeyDonia @jaykidwellwhbf @kevin_kohr @NCouz @ty21taylor @JTatRFDRadio @ica_softball

[Madelyn David @madeldavid17]

SEE US IN THE SHIPP!!!!🥳🥳🥳🚀🚀🥎🥎🥎

[Rockridge Softball @RockridgeSftbll]

Rockets Win!!! Final Score 6-2 & we play Beecher tomorrow for the State Title @ 3:30. #Extraordinary #NeverSettle #TheMagicNumberIs1 @wrmj @JTatRFDRadio @ty21taylor @kuff_sports @jaykidwellwhbf @kevin_kohr @NCouz @MattRandazzo @rockridgesports

[Payton Brown @paytonbrown2023]

On behalf of @RockridgeSftbll, we request that @GarthTHW comes to the state championship tomorrow! 🚀🚀#extraordinary

[Rockridge Athletics @rockridgesports]

The Rockridge Rockets are GOING TO STATE!! Winners over Rock Falls 14-2 in 5 innings!!

[Kory Kuffler @kuff_sports]

Rockridge is going back to state with a 14-2 win in the Super Sectional. @RockridgeSftbll @rockridgesports @TheScoreWQAD @wqad #qcscore

[Rockridge Softball @RockridgeSftbll]

ROCKRIDGE WINS!! Going back to state for the 5th Straight year!!! WERE BACK!! #Extraordinary #NeverSettle #FinalFour #TheMagicNumberIs2 @rockridgesports @wrmj @kuff_sports @MattRandazzo @TDuckett_DA @NCouz @kevin_kohr @JoeyDonia

[Rockridge Softball @RockridgeSftbll]

Days off??? Nope! Prepare Like A Champion! #NeverSettle #Extraordinary #MagicNumberIs3

[Rockridge Athletics @rockridgesports]

Congratulations @RockridgeSftbll on your Sectional Title! The Rockets will play in the super-sectional at EastSide Centre in East Peoria on Monday at 11:00 am.

[Rockridge Softball @RockridgeSftbll]

GAME DAY! Come help us honor our seniors as The Rockets host the Bruins of St Bede today at 4:30. JV Game to follow. @rockridgesports @wrmj @JTatRFDRadio @kuff_sports @MattRandazzo @JoeyDonia @jaykidwellwhbf @TDuckett_DA @NCouz @kevin_kohr

[Rockridge Softball @RockridgeSftbll]

Final- Rockets 16 - UTHS 2 (5) . @KendraLewis2024 goes the distance & the Rockets hit 6 Dingers @estellah_8 w/ 2 of them! Rockets 24-1. @rockridgesports @MattRandazzo @kuff_sports @jaykidwellwhbf @JoeyDonia @TDuckett_DA @NCouz @kevin_kohr @wrmj @JTatRFDRadio

[Rockridge Softball @RockridgeSftbll]

Final Score - Rockridge 19 - Mendota 0 - @paytonbrown2023 goes the distance & hits HRs 17,18,&19 breaking her single season HR record. #Extraordinary #NeverSettle @rockridgesports @wrmj @kuff_sports @MattRandazzo @TDuckett_DA @JoeyDonia @jaykidwellwhbf @JTatRFDRadio