Dani+H+Multi-genre+2012


 * __Haiku__ **
 * Hit high in the air, **
 * helmet tight around my head and face, **
 * run the bases all around. **


 * __Poem__ **
 * It's not just any sport, it’s not just throwing a ball, hitting and running. **
 * I live with the cheering of my players while i'm up to bat. **
 * I live with the red stitches of the softball rubbing against my fingers when i snap my wrist and let it fly. **
 * I live with mistakes everyday in it and i live learning from them. **
 * I live in the pitchers mound where i need complete confidence in myself. **
 * I live with snapping my wrist to the catcher and getting the batter out. **
 * a perfect strike. **
 * i live not only for my team but for myself. **
 * I live for fast pitch softball. **


 * __Informational Piece__ **
 * Did you know that the first softball game played came about because of a football game? Softball has had a variety of different names before Walter Hakansan gave it the official name "Softball". In 1991, women's fast pitch softball was added to the roster of the 1996 Summer Olympics, though it is not in the Olympics now-a days it is still one of the most popular sports in the country and is estimated that 40 million Americans engage themselves in at least one softball game. The original game of softball was played with an 16" ball soft enough that players did not need gloves. In 1910 softball became a NCAA sport and has a College World Series held each year. A female pitcher by the name of Joan Joyce pitched 118 mph, that is the fastest pitch recorded underhand. She is now a coach to the Florida Atlantic University softball team. **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Dialogue__ **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"BATTER UP!" yells the umpire impatiently **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I grab my helmet and run out to the batters box. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The pitcher stares at me hard, catcher trying to distract me with movement, but my attention is at the ball. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Hit and swing" I say under my breath **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The first pitch is a ball.. barely. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Coach gives me the signal- bunt **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I shake my head in agreement. I bunt the ball perfectly on the third base line. 3rd baseman comes charging but i'm already gone. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">But wait! An overthrow to 1st! I run to 2nd, crashing hard and slide into the base. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The next batter comes up, determination written all over her face. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If she hits this just right we’ll win the game! **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The first pitch is a strike right down the middle. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Frustration takes its toll as she swings at the next pitch that’s way above her head. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Coach is trying to get her to relax, and has her step out of the box. **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Before I know it she’s in the box again **
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">hits me home. **