For All The "Little Dreamers"

2011 has proved to be a very good year for following fastpitch softball. I got to see quite a bit of collegiate games including the ACC Softball Championships. And I fulfilled a personal goal to see, in person, a professional NPF game. Of course you can't forget the WCWS which featured eight talented and dynamic teams competing for the highest title in collegiate softball.

Danielle Lawrie on the mound

Natasha Watley on deck

Jessica Mendoza ready to steal second

In July I got a chance to see the USSSA Pride play the Akron Racers at the Wide World of Sports Complex. I was truly a kid in a candy store. It was a bit surreal for me to enter the stadium, wearing my "old school" Akron Racers jersey and visor. I was treated to a good game and fabulous atmosphere. It was everything I hoped for and more.

Seeing those women in college and in the professional league living out a dream made me applaud what the NPF is doing with their Twenty for 2020 campaign. I've always felt like women's professional sports leagues can't and shouldn't always follow their male counterparts in building and sustaining profitable and accepted leagues. We must think outside the box!

"Little Dreamers"

Two original art pieces have been created in honor of the Twenty for 2020 campaign, the NPF and all the people who love and follow women's softball. This charcoal pencil drawing entitled, "Little Dreamers" depicts women softball players huddled at the pitchers mound while a little league softball player stands on second base. It's a playful look at the dreams many young girls have to one day play professionally. Prints of the artwork are being offered for sale with a portion of the proceeds going directly to the NPF's campaign.

Please share the link. It will make a great gift for coaches, teammates, parents, birthdays, end of season give-a-ways or christmas gifts for the softball fans in your life. A second drawing will be available beginning September 26th. Please leave us feedback! We'd love to hear your thoughts.