UAH softball: A Long way from the pool | Sports

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -?If ?t w?? adult t? Kelli Long?s mother, ?h? w???? h??? b??n a star swimmer ?n college. Sh? ?t?rt?? swimming wh?n ?h? w?? 8 years ancient ?n? nonstop by high school.

B?t Long w?? ???? a standout softball ?n? basketball actor behind home ?n r??ht, Ill., ?n? ?n th? ?n? ?h??? softball, wh?r? ?h??s a star core fielder f?r th? University ?f Alabama-Huntsville.

?I favourite th? diversion ?n? ????? before a live assembly w?th teammates instead ?f participating ?n some-more ?f ?n particular competition ??k? swimming,? ?h? ????.

Long?s attestation h?? proven t? b? a flattering ???????nt one. Sh? h?? forged out a flattering ???????nt career during h?r 3 seasons w?th th? Chargers.

A three-time first-team A??-Gulf South Conference selection, Long m?? presumably turn one ?f a few four-time first-team performers subsequent year.

?I felt wh?n we came here we w?? increasingly going t? ??t improved operative w?th th??? coaches,? ?h? ????. ?Fortunately, th?t h?? happened.?

Long ?? ?n th? midst ?f h?r best year ?n a UAH uniform, attack .356 w?th 6 homers ?n? 28 RBIs. Sh? h?? 53 hits, scored 53 runs, h?? a .440 ?n-base commission ?n? a .597 slugging percentage.

?Sh??s b??n ?b?? t? ??t ?n bottom wh?n ?h??s n?t hitting,? UAH manager Les Stuedeman ????. ?Sh??s b??n ?b?? t? bunt, slap ?n? walk. H?r ?n-base commission ?? aloft th?n ?t?s ???r b??n. Sh??s settle ways t? ??t ?n base.?

An?, wh?n ?h? gets ?n base, ?h??s b??n ?b?? t? score.

In further t? h?r 53 runs, ?h? ?? a ideal 37-f?r-37 ?n stolen bases.

?Th?t?s a h??? thing f?r m?,? ?h? ????.

Long needs t? b? h??? f?r UAH (43-4-1) currently wh?n ?t hosts West Alabama (37-17) ?n th? Super Regional ?t th? Charger Softball Complex. Today?s diversion ?? slated f?r 4 p.m. Saturday?s diversion ?? set f?r 2 p.m. w?th th? ??f necessary? diversion set f?r 4:30. Th? leader advances t? th? Division II World Series subsequent week ?n Salem, Va.

?I r??k?n ?t?s going t? come down t? wh? w?nt? ?t more,? Long ????. ?Th? group th?t m?k?? th? fewest mistakes w??? win.?

Long didn?t? m?k? many mistakes final week during th? South Region 1 tournament.

Sh? batted .444 (4-f?r-9) w?th dual homers, 5 RBIs ?n? scored 4 runs. Long?s 6 homers lead th? group along w?th Stephanie Needham.

?I theory ?t?s fr?m operative ?? tough final week during two-a-days,? Long ???? wh?n q???t??n?? ?b??t h?r new energy surge. ?W? worked a lot ?n attack ?n? I?ve b??n concentrating ?n removing th? tub ?f th? bat ?n th? ball.?

Long ?? one ?f th? holdovers fr?m th? UAH group th?t mislaid ?n th? inhabitant championship diversion dual years ago. Sh??s k??n t? ??t behind th?r? ?n? ?n? th? job.

?It?s really romantic ?n ??m? ways b?????? ??? wish t? strech ???r goal,? ?h? ????. ?It?s critical t? ?? b?????? w??ve ?n fact b??n th?r?, seen wh?t happens ?n? know h?w ?t?s done. Th? knowledge w??? h??? ?? ?f w? ??n ??t behind th?r?.?

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