If you've never seen Monica Abbott pitch live and up close, I highly recommend it. I don't think this video is doing it any justice, she was throwing fireballs out there. Hit 72 on the gun!
My 12yo daughter and I are going to see Team USA v. the Gators tonight in Gainesville. She is very excited. OK, I am excited also.Yep - pretty impressive. However, I'm more impressed by the catcher (Munro?) on that last pitch - I don't know how her glove got there in time. For the umpires sake, I hope they don't cross signals.
Had the privilege of sitting first row directly behind home plate in Chicago several years ago....Good lord is right!! I was definitely not impressed with her bedside manner with the kids after the game though. Was definitely an “obligation”
Yeah same experience and I think throughout her whole stint there she never attended a single bandits of tomorrow game to interact with the young girls trying to follow in her footsteps.
A great talent but not an ambassador to the game who goes out of her way to ensure she motivates young girls to follow in her footsteps. Now Jennie on the other hand (another former Bandit) always tried to do as much she could when interacting with the young girls trying to follow in her footsteps.