Softball superstars
honor fallen players
It was almost two months ago – September 26 – when a traffic accident involving the North Central Texas College (NCTC) Lions softball team bus took the lives of four players, Katelynn Woodlee, Jaiden Pelton, Brooke Deckard and Megan Richardson. A dozen other teammates, along with the head coach, were injured. A 9/28 post at the Wesley Wolverines' softball Facebook page commemorates the tragic event.
This past Saturday, celebrities from around the softball world showed up at the NCTC Softball Alumni Game in Gainesville, TX, to raise money for an Angels in the Infield Scholarship Fund that will honor the young ladies who lost their lives.
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| From top right: Brooke Deckard, Jaiden Pelton, Katelynn Woodlee, Meagan Richardson |
Olympians Jennie Finch, Danielle Lawrie and Lauren Lappin were there to serve as guest coaches, while Texas star Taylor Hoagland, Amanda Scarborough and Lauren Chamberlain also joined the crew taking part in the game. As many as 80 former NCTC alumnae came to play.
► Jennie Finch, retired collegiate and professional superstar, is, of course, internationally known.
► Danielle Lawrie is a former University of Washington, Canadian national team, and National Pro Fastpitch stand-out. (Her brother Brett plays for the Toronto Blue Jays.)
► Lauren Lappin, a past Stanford star, won a silver medal with team USA during the 2008 Summer Olympics. She plays today for the Pennsylvania Rebellion of the National Pro Fastpitch league.
► Taylor Hoagland, a previous All-American Texas infielder and World Cup Champion, currently plays for Team USA.
► Amanda Scarborough, once an All-American pitcher at Texas A&M, now is a ESPN college softball analyst and hosts a popular website where, the site states, “you will find information on all things softball.”
► Lauren Chamberlain is currently a senior at the University of Oklahoma where she is a three-time first-team All-American and a member of Team USA.
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Below, Jennie Finch's Instagram tribute. See: http://instagram.com/jfinch27
