During the spring softball season, Lindsay Fico serves as the head coach at Santa Fe College, a community college in Gainesville, Florida. In her first season leading the program in 2019, Fico’s squad nearly doubled their conference win total from the season prior. A former travel ball and private coach, Fico’s name is familiar to softball fans in Gainesville, as she is an alumnus of the Florida Gator program. Then Lindsay Norfleet, she played in more than 200 games during her playing career at UF. An NFCA Scholar Athlete in each year of her career, Fico was a middle infielder…
Author: Allison
Recruitment. It’s one of the biggest parts of both high school and traveling sports. However, due to our current circumstances, the recruiting process has become more ambiguous for those involved. So, I talked with the three girls on my team who are committed and asked for their insight. Obviously, the recruiting process is different for everyone. Mine was more fast-paced, whereas for Makaela Carr (Florida International University), it was “a little more slow-paced.” “It [recruiting] was stressful,” Kassie Rhodes (Stephen F. Austin) explained. “I was concerned that I was not going to get any offers, but I was reassured that…
Premier Girls Fastpitch recently hosted their Independence Day Invitational in Newberry, FL. The tournament fielded 19 elite teams from across the country in the 16U division. Tournament director Jason Gusaeff did a great job running the tournament smoothly; despite the weather messing with the schedule. Here is a recap from the point of view of Top Gun 16 National, the runner-ups of the event. More in-depth stats can be found on their Twitter page (@TGA_Turner). Pool Game 1: Top Gun National 11, Clearwater Lady Bombers 0 The bats were electric in the first of five pool play games, even after…
A lot of things have changed due to COVID-19. One of these is the recruiting process for high school athletes in many sports, especially softball. However, club softball organizations, such as Top Gun Fastpitch, have been taking extra measures to help their players be recruited during these difficult times. My club coach, Bob Turner, is one of those people who doesn’t need a lot of sleep, as he is constantly on the phone with college coaches when he’s not working his day job. He’s one of the best advocates for student-athletes that I have ever met for any sport, and…
Hey JWOS! My name is Allison Benning, and I’m a right-handed-pitcher from Stillwater, Minnesota. For all you non-Minnesota natives, Stillwater is a suburb that is about 20 minutes east of Minnesota’s capital, St. Paul. I live with my younger brother, Brady, and my parents, Mike and Carla. I am currently a junior at Stillwater Area High School. Although, like every other kid in the United States, all of my classes are online. This means that I have to take my exams and do my homework at home. I’ve been playing softball since I was seven years old. I played for…