DR3 Fastpitch Blog

Let’s talk about something that doesn’t show up in stat lines or highlight reels—confidence.

Not the kind you feel when you're on a hot streak or when everything clicks. I’m talking about the kind that shows up when nothing feels right. When your timing’s off, your body’s tired, and your heart’s...

She took a deep breath… and threw a strike.

Then the next girl did the same.
And the next.
And the next.

One by one, these little pitchers were dialed in — calm, focused, smooth… and throwing absolute strikes.

This was one of my favorite clinics from the fall, hosted in Louisiana with the amazing...

I’ll never forget this mini-intensive session with my girl Preslie — one of my California pitchers who’s been absolutely crushing it in her sophomore high school season!

When we filmed this, she was just getting back from an injury. But let me tell you — this girl showed up every single week in our...

To the girl staring at her glove on the shelf…

To the one dreading another weekend tournament, not because she hates softball, but because it just doesn’t feel the same anymore…

To the player who’s exhausted, burnt out, unsure if it’s time to walk away…

This is what I’d tell you:

You’re not weak...

People always ask me,

“Do you miss playing?”

The short answer is yes.

But not for the reasons most assume. I don’t miss the early lifts or conditioning tests. I don’t miss the pressure or the ice baths. And honestly? I don’t even miss game day as much as you’d think.

What I do miss is her—the ve...

It came at 11:03 PM.

I was lying in bed, exhausted from a long lesson day, halfway debating whether to even check my email. And there it was: a message from a player I hadn’t heard from in over a year.

“Coach D… I just wanted to say thank you. I almost quit softball this summer. I was miserable. B...

This story still gives me chills.

I was running a 12U game with one of my lesson girls on the mound. She was new to pitching and just finding her confidence. But she had crazy energy, a big smile, and always begged to hit.

Her coach came up before the game:

“We’re thinking of just letting her ...

Okay, confession time.

Yes—I became a “P.O.”

Yes—I had a complicated relationship with hitting in college.

But also? I once hit a walk-off.

It was my junior year, and I hadn’t swung a bat in months. We were down a player due to illness, so my coach asked if I could just stand in to get throug...

I remember it like it was yesterday.

We were mid-tournament. Our first baseman rolled her ankle bad on a rundown. Everyone’s panicking.

And I go, “Hey Coach—I can play first.”

Blank stare.

“No, you’re a pitcher. You’re not even warmed up for that.”

The crazy part? I was ready. I grew up play...

 I was 20, sitting in the training room with tears in my eyes… again.

Injured. Again.

Frustrated. Again.

My junior year—and my seventh injury since I was 14.

But this time… it felt different.

Not just physically, but mentally. Emotionally.

My identity as a pitcher, a leader, ...