Listen up my Louisiana people! It’s
time to gear up and get ready because the USSSA Pride will be invading Baton
Rouge July 4th weekend!!! The Pride will be playing against the
Carolina Diamonds July 6-8 at Tiger Park! If you have plans for the weekend,
you might want to reschedule because this is going to be a once in a life time
opportunity event! As you may recall, the LSU Softball team played against the
NPF team this past fall when they were on tour. However, this weekend of
softball will be unlike any softball game you have ever witnessed at Tiger Park.
You will definitely be in for an amazing thrill as you experience two
professional softball teams battle it out! You will get to witness some of the
best softball players in the world take the field, such as Jessica Mendoza, Cat
Osterman, Natasha Watley, and Caitlin Lowe. You will recognize many of the
players of both teams as many of the women are former Olympians, SEC rivals,
and Women’s College World Series champions.
The USSSA Pride and the Carolina
Diamonds will begin the series Friday night at 7:05 and then continue the
battle with a double header on Saturday at 12:05 and 2:35. The final game of
the series will take place Sunday at 2:05. At the conclusion of each game, fans
will be given the opportunity to get autographs and take pictures with all the
NPF players. To add on to the collector items, you will have the opportunity to
purchase USSSA Pride merchandise. There will be player jerseys, arm sleeves,
hats and visors, and glittery headbands (courtesy of Ashley Charters). Ashley
Charters is one of my teammates on the Pride and a former player on the USA
National Team. For the past year and a half, Ashley and her friend, Layne
Bryant, have been making their own headbands called Glitterbandz. The headbands
come in many different colors and designs, plus you can create your own custom
headband! If you would like to purchase any of these amazing Glitterbandz
before they’re all sold out at Tiger Park, you can visit Ashley and Layne’s
website at www.myglitterbandz.com.
This truly is a once in a life
time opportunity, so you don’t want to miss out! So fans rearrange those July 4th
plans and drive to Baton Rouge and head on over to Tiger Park! To add to this
amazing weekend, the LSU Softball camp for July starts Sunday the 8th!
Coach Beth Torina runs a fantastic camp and provides young softball players
with great knowledge and drills to improve their softball skills. There is also
a bonus with the LSU camp… campers get a free ticket to the NPF game on Sunday!
How awesome is that?! So parents it’s not too late to sign your kids up for
camp from Sunday July 8 to Wednesday July 11. Current and former LSU softball
players will be helping out with the camp, including myself!
I am so excited to be back home
in Baton Rouge! This weekend means a lot to me to be able to see my family and
friends at Tiger Park one more time. So please everyone, throw on your red,
white and navy blue to support the USSSA Pride this weekend! (If my LSU fans
wear purple and gold, you won’t hear any complaints from me!) I hope to see
everyone at Tiger Park this weekend!
Geaux Pride!
