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She wasn’t the star player. Didn’t lead the team in points. Didn’t hit the home runs. Making a difference even when your not the star - ohh but you are Didn’t make the highlight reel. Most people probably couldn’t even remember his number after the game. But every practice, she showed up early. Every drill, he gave everything she had. When teammates were frustrated, she encouraged them. When someone sat alone, she walked over. When the team needed help cleaning u

There was always something different about the ride home after a game. Sometimes the whole car was loud. Windows cracked open. Music playing. Parents smiling after a big win while kids replayed every moment like it was the World Series. Other times it was quiet. Really quiet. A missed shot. A strikeout. An error in the field. The kind of silence only sports can create when your heart is still sitting somewhere back under the lights. But even those rides mattered. Maybe more t

There’s something different about the view from a dugout. Live Like Cristian ( In Honor of Cristian Villarreal - his peers asked these initials to be put on the dugout ) Maybe it’s the dirt on the cleats. Maybe it’s the smell of fresh-cut grass under the lights. Maybe it’s the nervous silence before the first pitch or the laughter after a tough practice finally breaks into smiles.