Extra Innings: The Yale Softball Alumni Newsletter Winter 2015

EXTRA INNINGSThe Yale Softball Alumni Newsletter

February 2015

The Lineup

Welcome to Extra InningsDear YSB’ers,

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!

The YSB Newsletter Crew

2/20/15 2015 Season Opener

Norfolk State Tourney

2/21/15 Norfolk State (VA) Tourney

2/22/15 Norfolk State (VA) Tourney

3/10/15 @ University of South Florida

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!

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You can find us on the following platforms. Join the YSB

conversation!

Extra Innings: The Yale Softball Alumni Newsletter Winter 2015

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 areexcited to introduce the BY THE NUMBERSCHALLENGE – which will kick off in dramaticfashion our first weekend of games – February 20th.The video message from 2015 Team Captain SarahOnorato and our other seniors, who will give you therundown, is on the next page. We know we have a

competitive group – but we’ll see just how competitiveyou are!

Lastly, attached you will find a flier with details aboutone of our own, Meredith (Parks) Lewis who is in needof a bone marrow transplant due to her recentdiagnosis. Her teammates have banded together andprovided a lot of support, and we are doing the samehere. We will host (along with the football team) a BeThe Match drive on April 16 to help the cause.

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

Sincerely,

Jen Goodwin

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Team picture with mental conditioning coach

Brian Cain.

Come share the journey with us this year,

we promise it will be a fun ride.

TAKE PICTURE OF SNOWY FIELD

From the Field

Extra Innings: The Yale Softball Alumni Newsletter

Winter 2015

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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

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!