Ballist of the week 3/16- Ferrari

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 (𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞) 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮?
I moved to Tennessee in 2023 from Arizona, where I played in the ATVBBL for the Mesa Miners. Upon moving to Tennessee, I was devastated to learn there was not a West Tennessee team to play on, so I formed my own. Squatch reached out and connected me with the board, and the rest is history. Now, happy to be on the Resolute of Jackson, we prepare for our inaugural season. Although I have yet to play a game in Tennessee, my club and this league mean a great deal to me, as I can finally fill that void in my life where Vintage ball used to be.

𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲?
Outfield. I love to play aggressively and can sometimes become too tunnel-visioned to see how I might interfere with other players, like a dog playing fetch. I’m better in a place where I can go full speed without inadvertently hurting others.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥? 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛?
Camaraderie and history. The league affords me the opportunity to play at incredible historic sites while representing a piece of history myself. To someone thinking about joining, I would say they will not regret the decision. Don’t just to join, but play full out and jump in with both feet.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥?
Being approached by Scott Shaw at a pickup softball game in Arizona and being invited to play on his team. I had never heard of vintage base ball, had never played a pickup softball game before, and never played another one after. It just so happened that the one day I played, in a city filled with millions of people, I bumped into a man forming his own team for their first season. Kismet. We went on to win the championship. That seemingly insignificant moment changed the course of my life in terms of adventure, friendships, and a brand-new passion to throw myself into