Today was my daughter Delaney's last travel softball game. We knew it was coming. The calendar told us this day would eventually arrive. There was no surprise when the final out was recorded. Yet somehow, knowing it was coming didn't make it any easier. Driving home, I kept thinking about something that applies to all of us. There is a last time for everything. Brad Paisley's song Last Time for Everything captures that idea so well. It reminds us that many of life's biggest moments don't...

When people think about speed in baseball, they usually think about stolen bases. While stolen bases are certainly one of the benefits of having an athletic team, speed impacts nearly every aspect of the game. It changes how we defend, how we run the bases, how we put pressure on the opposition, and ultimately, how many games we win. At Lansing Community College, speed has become part of our identity. As a result, we've consistently been one of the top stolen base teams in the country. Those...

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about our turnaround. I wrote about a group that started 2–9, got tested in every possible way, and refused to fold. I meant every word of that then, and I still do now. This team fought its way to a 35–24 finish, hosted a regional playoff series at home, and gave itself a real chance to keep playing. We won game one, lost game two by two runs, and found ourselves in a winner-take-all game three in the bottom of the ninth with the tying run on base, the winning...