Spring Break- Day One

We left Meadville this morning to begin traveling to Florida for our Spring Break trip. Our flight left Pittsburgh at about 9:30 AM and we were all excited to leave the cold behind. Most of the girls on the team have flown before, but Bessie was really nervous about it. We had to try to distract her during take off and landing, however she did much better than I thought she would. Once we arrived in Orlando everyone was anxious to get outside and feel the warmth that we haven't experienced in Meadville in a very long time. Before even leaving the airport everyone was already down to their shorts and practice T-shirts. We ate lunch at the airport and then packed up the vans to head to practice.

It was so nice to be out on grass and dirt again after having to return to the blue courts following the Virginia Beach/Maryland trip. After practice we drove to the complex to scout some games. We ended up watching a small bit of W&J and then watched most of the Hiram/Hope game. It was good to see these teams down here and get a feel for what they are like, because we play W&J and Hiram in the regular season and will be seeing Hope later this week. Being at the games made us all kind of antsy to get out and play
ourselves.

We arrived at our houses at about 6:30 PM. All the girls are staying in one big house and the coaches stay in another right next door. We have stayed in these houses since my freshman year and I think it is a much better choice than a hotel. We are able to swim in the pools attached to our homes, have a lot of down time and hang out with each other, and eat amazing food prepared by Coach Wardwell's mom, Helen.

After a tiring day of travel and unpacking we are all ready to get some sleep and head out to the fields tomorrow to open up a great week of softball- Liz Burr, Senior

Below is a picture of the team on the way to the Pittsburgh Airport at 6:00 AM: