Caitlin Rudy Blog Two

I’ve always been of the mindset that when you are at a really dark or low place in your life, you have to know that God has something great waiting for you around the corner. The event taking place in my picture, proves this point to be true.

My sophomore year in high school, I went through one of the most embarrassing moments in my life. We were in the middle of the Regional tournament, and doing really well. We were in the game right before the Regional Championship. If we won, we moved on, if not, we were out. Tensions were high among both teams, coaches and fans. I was up to bat and coach asked me to put down a squeeze bunt. If you’re not a softball fan, that is when you put down a bunt with a runner on third base. The runner on third starts sprinting for home, like they are stealing a base, right when the ball leaves the pitchers hand. My job as the batter is to put down a bunt, no matter where the pitch is, far enough from home plate so that the runner going home can score and not get out. This is a ton of pressure, especially since we were down by one run.

You probably think this is my embarrassing moment, but I actually came through on this. I put down an amazing bunt, the runner on third scored, and I even made it safe to first. The other team was so flabbergasted that I put down a bunt in this situation being a slow runner and typically a power hitter. The crowd went wild and my first base coach gave me the biggest high five. I was on cloud nine now, but following immediately in the next play was one of the worst moments of my life that I will never forget.