Her name is Briona Rance. Remember it. You likely will hear it again someday. Rance is a 2018 National Scouting Report softball prospect who is already committed to play for the University of Missouri. A prospect must be something special to receive a scholarship offer from a Southeastern Conference softball program as a sophomore. It is, after all, … Read more
Picture yourself as a college softball coach. Your school’s administration, including the athletic director, has impressed upon you and other coaches the importance of recruiting prospects who would make the school proud. Then you come across a note from a prospect that reads: “I won’t lie. Softball is not my life. I’ve grown through other … Read more
How does Haylee Keating have time for it all? That’s what you wonder when you learn everything this National Scouting Report softball prospect is involved in at school, her community and with her sport. A senior infielder/outfielder for Paragould (Ark.) High School, Keating doesn’t appear to have any free time at all. But in describing … Read more
The bullying started badly and got progressively worse. First came the verbal abuse: teasing and derogatory comments by elementary school classmates. Then came the physical abuse: stuffing into lockers and pushing down flights of stairs in middle school. Classmates even stole her clothes. She reported the bullying to administrators at her Pennsylvania middle school. But, … Read more
