By: Tally Gonzalez
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| A softball backpack bat bag full of gear. This is the gear that Ruth uses to practice softball. |
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| A 29 inch, 28 inch, and a 27 inch bat. These are the three different size bats that Ruth uses during her practice. |
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| Ruth holding an 18 inch softball bat. This softball bat is designed to be lightweight to help with practices. |
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| Ruth holding a softball bat. Ruth's favorite to use during practice is the 29 inch bat. |
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| A bucket of softballs. Ruth hits a minimum of 20 softballs during her practice. |
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| Ruth wearing her batting helmet. Ruth uses this helmet during batting to avoid any head injuries. |
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| Ruth wearing her softball cleats. Softball cleats provide traction on the field to help with better plays and to run faster. |
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| A softball hitting net and a softball tee. This usually where Ruth practices for softball. |
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| A softball batting tee. A softball tee prevents hitters from dipping their backside. |
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| Ruth hitting the softball into the softball hitting net. The softball hitting net can be used to enhance fielding, pitching, catching, and batting skills. |
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| Ruth positing to hit. Ruth is displaying the proper way to bat. |
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| Ruth hitting a softball off a tee. Ruth starts off her practice with batting on a tee. |
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| Ruth hitting a softball. Ruth then practices her batting off the tee. |
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| A softball in a softball glove. A softball glove improves accuracy and allow for a quicker catch. |
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| Ruth catching a softball. Ruth practices catching a softball with her older sister Grace. |
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| Ruth positioning to catch ground balls. This is the ideal position to catch ground balls. |
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| Ruth practicing catching a softball. Ruth is practicing catching ground balls. |
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| Ruth trying to catch a softball. Ruth doing her pop up drill. |
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| Ruth wearing head gear. Ruth wears this headgear during pitching and catching to prevent head injuries. |
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| Ruth pitching a softball. Ruth practicing her pitching to Grace. |
