By: Ashley Watts  |
| Blakely Graham poses for a picture before her first softball game of the day. Blakely is currently playing for the Bulloch Elite 14U team, but sometimes picks up with other travel teams. |
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| Blakely talks to her dad, Alex Graham, before her first softball game. Alex has always been supportive of Blakely's passion for softball and regularly helps her practice at home. |
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| The three coaches of Bulloch Elite, Dana Hiers, Josh Hagan, and Gabby Jones getting ready for the game. This is their first season coaching together. |
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| The referees having a chat before the game gets started. |
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| Coach Dana giving Blakely some pitching pointers before the game. Blakely was named Coach Dana's superstar player of the week after their last tournament. |
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| Blakely getting ready on the mound. She is throwing the first pitch of the game. |
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| Blakely warming up to pitch. The first few games are pull games to see where they land in the brackets. |
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| #14 of the Legacy Scarborough 14U team waits for Blakely's pitch. Blakely is always the most nervous before her first game of the day. |
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| Blakely throws the first pitch of the morning. Though she has been playing softball for years, she just recently started pitching. |
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| Melissa Clarke, mother of #11 Abbigail Clarke, watches intently as Bulloch Elite gets started. The parents of the girls are out at the ball field for sometimes as long as 12 hours, every single Saturday during the season. |
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| Kylie Hagan colors while her mom watches her sister play ball. She always brings herself activities to do at the park. |
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| The Bulloch Elite girls watching their teammates play from the dugout. They like to gossip and cheer for their team while waiting. |
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| Hayden Walters gets ready to bat. She has been playing for Bulloch Elite for a few years now. |
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| Camille Watters takes a rest at second base. A timeout was taking a little too long for her. |
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| Coach Dana gives Blakely a word of advice before she goes up to bat. He likes to do this with all his players to make them feel confident. |
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| Alex watches Blakely from his folding chair. Each week him and his wife bring two chairs and plenty of snacks and gatorades to share with all the girls. |
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| Hayden talking to her parents between swings. They come to every single game and love cheering her on. |
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| Blakely and Kylie Carroll watching the game from the dugout. Most of the girls on the team, Kylie included, are 13 and up, making Blakely the youngest player at 12. |
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| Bulloch Elite high-fiving with Legacy Scarborough after their victory. They won their first pull game to start to their tournament. |
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| Bulloch Elite and Legacy Scarborough saying a prayer together after the game. This is a tradition of the 14U teams. |
