“Beasts in the outfield”
find a new home online
A new Facebook page titled “The Outfield is My House” has been created by Kris Massaro from the Softball Strong website.
Finally, fastpitch outfielders are receiving special recognition.
The site describes itself as: “The Outfield Is My House is a softball page dedicated to the development and training of beasts in the outfield.”
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FALL BALL 2015 OUTFIELDERS with "hands in" before start of an inning. Left-to-right Wesley Wolverines sophomore #99 OF Lauren Hoffman (Middletown, DE), junior #9 P/OF Lily Engel (Dover, DE) and freshman #2 OF Kateri Peters (Havre DeGrace, MD). |
However, those distant, lonely players deep in the outfield too frequently go unsung. They roam the expanse of grass, out of sight, while all eyes focus on the battle between pitcher and batter.
But as any hurler in the circle can tell you, a ball that slips past an infielder routinely is backed up by a charging outfielder who typically will hold the base runner to a single.
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| Wesley Wolverine sophomore #99 OF Lauren Hoffman (Middletown, DE) |
On the other hand, watch a ball fall outside of an outfielder's grasp and, too often, game changing doubles, triples, and even runs scoring are quickly the result. It seems the outfielder is always on a “must catch” mission to save an inning or a game!
Spectacular infield plays do win games; spectacular outfield plays seal victories.
The new The Outfield is My House Facebook page should give outfielders overdo and well deserved attention and credit.
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| Wesley Wolverine junior #17 OUTFIELDER Casey Beall (Severn, MD) |