Yale Softball Newsletter Winter 2015

Extra Innings: The Yale Softball Alumni Newsletter

Winter 2015

EXTRA INNINGS The Yale Softball Alumni Newsletter February 2015

The Lineup 2/20/15

2015 Season Opener Norfolk State Tourney

2/21/15

Norfolk State (VA) Tourney

2/22/15

Norfolk State (VA) Tourney

Welcome to Extra Innings

3/10/15

@ University of South Florida

Dear YSB’ers,

3/11/15

vs Syracuse (Clearwater, FL)

3/13-15/15

@ USF Under Armor Tourney (Clearwater, FL)

For the full schedule, visit YaleBulldogs.com.

For all the Econ folks who think they have an edge, it’s not as easy as you think!

The Yale team with the highest increase in individual donors will receive a $10,000 bonus in their association account! Help us win this contest!

Winter is here! It has been quite chilly here for the past few weeks, which means we are getting closer to warmer days!

It was an eventful fall, with many exciting things happening on campus. Ground has broken on the new residential colleges (near Ingalls Rink); the scaffolding has come down from Payne Whitney Gym, (it looks beautiful!) and there are many other things in motion at Yale – especially for the YSB program!

Thank you for your continued support of Yale Softball! We look forward to keeping you informed and hope you enjoy this issue of Extra Innings!

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Extra Innings: The Yale Softball Alumni Newsletter

Winter 2015

From the Field

TAKE PICTURE OF SNOWY FIELD

Bulldog

Friends,

The saying “Time flies when you are having fun” couldn’t be more appropriate for this year’s team. We have the perfect blend of personalities, resulting in a very close-knit group, an unmatched work ethic, and a few laughs here and there to keep us loose.

Our team is young but very talented this year! We return 8/9 starters, and with our new crop of freshmen, we have a lot of options with lineups. I expect there to be a lot of juggling of the lineup early in the season until we find the one that gives us the most success. What an adventure it will be!

Our workouts have shown the work that has been put in this year. We have players knocking several seconds off their conditioning standards, and have set some new program records with a few of our lifts. This team is on a mission, and has the numbers to prove it!

Our annual fundraising is coming along! We are excited to introduce the BY THE NUMBERS CHALLENGE – which will kick off in dramatic fashion our first weekend of games – February 20th.

The video message from 2015 Team Captain Sarah Onorato and our other seniors, who will give you the rundown, is on the next page. We know we have a competitive group – but we’ll see just how competitive you are!

Lastly, attached you will find a flier with details about one of our own, Meredith (Parks) Lewis who is in need of a bone marrow transplant due to her recent diagnosis. Her teammates have banded together and provided a lot of support, and we are doing the same here. We will host (along with the football team) a Be The Match drive on April 16 to help the cause.

Every day the sun is out a little bit longer, and the days of coming to work in the dark, and leaving in the dark are over. Well, sometimes I’m still here in the dark but the days are getting longer!

Come share the journey with us this year, we promise it will be a fun ride.

Sincerely, Jen Goodwin

Team picture with mental conditioning coach Brian Cain.

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Extra Innings: The Yale Softball Alumni Newsletter Winter 2015

BY THE NUMBERS CHALLENGE In the body of the email, we included a link to a video Coach Goodwin and the four seniors put together explaining the challenge. Here is a recap: There will be TWO winners 1. The team with the best % of participation 2. The team who raises the most money.

If you donated since July 1 – your donation will be put towards your team’s total.

Your team consists of the numbers you see below. If you have family and friends who want to help your team, they can donate and put in the notes section: “BY THE NUMBERS #___” We will send out updates bi-weekly with the new leaders and team totals!

Right now as a whole, we stand at $1,900, with a goal of $15,000.

We can do it!

Team 1

Team2

Team 3

Team 4

4-11-16

15-20-32

1-2-9

3-7-13-34

Team 5

Team 6

Team 7

Team 8

6-14-17 5-8-18-19-31 10-22-23-24-25 12-21-28-33 3

Meredith Parks Lewis Meredith is a 29 year old woman who was healthy until her recent symptoms and diagnosis of acute undifferentiated leukemia. She was married last year; is a resident physician in Radiology, an Ivy League graduate, and a collegiate athlete; and she loves musical theatre. She is currently undergoing intensive chemotherapy but needs a bone marrow transplant to achieve a cure.

An online donor drive has been scheduled to increase the pool of donors in hopes of finding a life-saving match for Meredith and all of the patients in need.

A simple cheek swab is all that is needed to determine if you could be a MATCH for patients with leukemia, lymphoma and other diseases who need a marrow transplant. You could be the one to save a life.

Join Online: http://join.marrow.org/DrMerBear Promo Code: DrMerBear (Register online and a cheek swab kit will be mailed to you)

Kaitlyn Fishman, Community Engagement kfishman@nmdp.org, 602-717-4917

www.bethematchfoundation.org/goto/DrMerBear OR Text MATCH 109 to 50555 to donate $10 today!