Waves Alumni
University of Lynchburg vs. Ferrum College, April 12, 2021
(L to R) Ashley Hailey, Lauren Ely, Brianna Coerper, Angela Sperandeo
Dear Softball:
Thank you. Thank you for the countless memories you have given me. Thank you for the friends you have brought into my life, friends that have turned into family. Thank you for giving me something to look forward to when times got tough. You have taught me that this game is about more than just myself, more than about the wins and losses. It's about the impact you can make on people and the difference you can make in this world just by playing your game.
The smiles, the tears, the sweat, and the injuries. You have given me the ability to live out my dreams. You gave me the opportunity to play at the next level, even though I did not take it. You have given me the opportunity to play with my best friends and sisters to the left and right of me. You have brought so many people into my life.
I fell in love with you at such a young age, and I've never looked back. You gave me the opportunities no other sport had the ability to do. You have shown me that so many people from so many different backgrounds can all come together and play this game and have something in common: You. You have allowed me to travel the East Coast while letting me see and experience many different things. You have given me to the opportunity to grow your game and inspire so many young girls that had the same dream I had at such a young age.
What I am most thankful for is that you showed me no matter how many obstacles are thrown at me and knock me down, that things will be okay, because some of those failures taught me so much about myself that not only made me a better player on the field but a young woman off the field.
Along the road, all these lessons that you have taught me will be engraved into my heart, I will forever be thankful for, and I will take them with me and never let them go.
Softball, I will forever be indebted to you.
I love you so much.
Please don't ever stop growing and inspiring as you did for me.
Love,
Harley
(penned for, and read in person to her teammates, coaches, and all Waves families at the 2018 Waves Christmas Party, December 2, 2018)
On Tuesday, June 25, 2019, West End Waves Alumni players, current players and their families came back together for this 2nd Annual Alumni Game!
On Wednesday, June 20, 2018, West End Waves Alumni players, current players and their families came back together for this inaugural Alumni Game!
Past Waves Players played a game against our current 18U Showcase team, shared their successes with our current players and their families, making this a great night of Waves softball! Stay tuned for more details about next year's Waves Alumni game!
Brayden Kaminski - Virginia Union University
Caroline Whitfield - Mary Baldwin University
Madison Simmons - University of Lynchburg
Leanna Bartrug - Ferrum College
Rylee Gary - North Carolina Wesleyan
Dreyana Hinton - Washington Adventist University
Maggie Linthicum - Richard Bland College of William & Mary
Allison Crum - Mary Baldwin University
Lauren Ely - University of Lynchburg
Angela Sperendeo - University of Lynchburg
Ashley Hailey - University of Lynchburg
Rachel Berry - Mary Baldwin University
Brianna Coerper - Ferrum University
T'Asijah Vaughan - Virginia State University
Dominique King - Lynchburg College
Gabby Barnes - Mary Washington University
Tabby Dabney - University of Virginia
Kara Deppe - Mary Washington University
Lauren Didlake - University of Virginia
Kelsey McLaughlin - Randolph Macon
Katie Woody - Randolph Macon College
Heather Lewis - Randolph Macon College
Tori Higginbotham - Virginia Wesleyan College
Emily Dunford - Averett University
Kacey Clary -
Hanna Nichols -
Lisa Mitro - Averett University
Joanna Diaz - Averett University
Kelly Rice - Randolph
Jordan Wootton - Randolph Macon College
Brooke Throckmorton -
Gabe Cintron -
Becca Hicks - Patrick Henry Community College
Taylor Slate - Richard Bland College of William & Mary
Hannah Nyquist - Bridgewater College
Hannah Trala - Bridgewater College
Kim Ellis - Glenville State College
Hayley Olson - Glenville State College
Janna Williams - Eastern Menonite University
Megan Meindl - Virginia Wesleyan College
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