Playing softball in the Midwest isn’t easy. Last year, righthanded pitcher Brooke Mannon’s high school team in West Jefferson, Ohio played just 20 games because of numerous rainouts. It’s one of many reasons she gave her verbal commitment to Caitlin Lowe and the Arizona Wildcats.
“I’m locked in a barn for like three months in Ohio,” Mannon said. “It’s freezing. It’s cold. And I get to go out there (to Arizona) and play softball all year round.”
Who she gets to play softball for is a pretty big deal, too. The accomplishments of Lowe, Taryne Mowatt-McKinney, and Lauren Lappin were big selling points for the three-sport athlete from just outside Columbus.