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Claudia
"Clau!! You're going to be late!" My mom yells as i put on eyebrow gel. I then but my slides on. Hello , I'm Claudia Tihan. I play baseball for my highschool. It's currently summer. School starts in August its june. Fourth of july is next week. I live in L.A with my parents , sister and brother. I have 3 siblings , i have a 24 year old brother his name is Nathan , then its me , my 14 year old brother Victor , and the youngest Wendy she's 5.  I'm 17 , 18 in september. I began playing baseball at a VERY young age. I played with a team at our local park. I eventually stopped when i began highschool.

You see , as girls were identified as "fragile" "delicate". 9th grade i was being persuaded to join softball! I mean i have nothing against it because I've played before but i LOVE baseball and see no reason why girls can't play it. I mean its 2019 girls can do anything. Soooooo i asked if i could join and they declined. They didn't have a all girl baseball team. I managed to sign a petition to make a all girl team and long story short we've won 3 back to back championships. I started the first all girl baseball team for our school and we've broken so many stereotypes. Which is amazing. Because of what I've done i gain popularity. Myself and my friend group are considered the "populars". I mean i see no point in it honestly.

I don't pay attention to it. I focus on my school work. I treat everyone the same. I like to cosider myself as a nice , friendly girl. I have no enemys. I live my life drama free. Apart from baseball i like being involved in school activities. I was student body president and i was in leadership. This year I'll be taking college classes plus since its my senior year i'm focusing on baseball. Anyways just because it seems like I'm a "nerd" it doesn't mean i don't party. I do have fun. I'm a down to earth person. I like to step out of my comfort zone. I live life without hesitation. You never know when life will be taken from you so we gotta make the most of it.

"Carly" my mom yells again for the 10th time. "Coming" i yell back. I grab my duffle bag and rush downstairs. I have a game today. It starts at 4pm. It's currently 2:10pm. Its a "friendly" game against a minor school. This isnt that serious since its something the school planned just as a summer thing. Anywho serious or not ya girl NEVER takes an L. "What time does it start?" My mom asks. "4. Be there at 3:30" i say and she nods. I grab my water bottle then a granola bar and walk out the door. I put my bag in the backseat then i get in my jeep and head to the game. Its a short drive. Not bad at all honestly.

"Clau. Go do warmups" coach says as i get on the field and i nod. I jog to my teammates and we do the regular warm ups. We warm up for 30 mins then start batting practice. We do that for 30 min. After that some girls get dressed into the uniforms while others prepapre. "This is today's lineup. Jenson 1b, Lopez lf, Tihan cf, Taylor rf, Rodgers catcher,Hernandez 2b, Garcia SS, Yuri 3b, Lopez pitcher" coach says and we nod. We then each get handed the player card. I put in in my back pocket and go into our bullpen and grab my phone. I go with my mom and give her my phone.

Since we've won 3 championships back to back our team is known. Meaning MANY people show up at our games. Even this one , the 7 bleachers are all full. This is like a mlb game. We have a p.a and everything. Myself and my teammates have a walk up song. Mine is sicko mode. Basic. I use this song for these type of games. Idk what my next song will be. "Gather up" i say. We all huddle up and chuckle. "Although this isnt a serious game we still need that win. Have fun but stay on top of it. This is a walk in the park. We have an audience today , dont let it phase you. Were doing what we love. Love ya , ma girlies. Lets kill it , Romans on 3. 1..2..3" i say. "Romans" they all yell back.

We all pull away and i do my individual thing which each one of my teammates. Our versions of handshakes. "Playing 1st base , Kim Jenson , playing 2nd base , Karla Hernandez , playing 3rd base Victoria Yuri , shortstop Abigail Garcia , left field Natalie Lopez , right field Nicole Taylor , center field Claudia Tihan , catcher Alyssa Rodgers and pitcher Kayse Lopez" the p.a says each girl receiving claps and cheers. "Now taking the field your Romans" the p.a says. Each girl starts walking onto the field with their gloves. I grab mine and walk out. I fix my hat as i get on the field. Its summer so its HOT AF.

"Gabriela Aguirre" the p.a says and the girl from the other team steps on the plate. I grab the player card and she mostly hits on the left field. First pitch strike , second pitch 2nd strike , third pitch strike. Lets go this is what I'm talking about. Next girl comes and she takes 2 strikes ,third pitch  Kay goes down and complains about her arm. "Yoo shes out" nicole says. "What happened?" I ask as we make our way to the mound. "Her shoulder popped" she says. We get close and sure enough that's what happened. They take her and we get a new pitcher. The pitcher comes at the girl connects with the ball. It comes my way and i run to get it. Girl you really think I'm gonna let you get a HR? No sorry. I successfully catch it and throw it to Abby.

Its mid 1st change was made last minute so instead of batting thrid I'm now batting fourth. Bases are loaded. Lets get this bread bitch. "Number 27 Claudia Tihan" the p.a says and sicko mode starts. I get claps and cheers. "MVP MVP" i hear the chants. I know who they're coming from which is the funny part. I get to homebase and feel myself get nervous. I start moving my bat around and take a deep breath then release. She throws the pitch and its too low. Ball 1. Second pitch ball 2. Thrid pitch i see it coming. Perfect. Sorry to do this to you my dude. I make the strongest contact making my bat crack. Grand slam baby. Everyone cheers and i run all the bases. Lets get this bread. The girls highfive me as i get in the bullpen. 4-0 mid 1st. 0 outs. Let goooo.

End of 9th , I'm at home base. Lets go.  The first ball comes and i make contact. Lets goo. 3run homerun. I run the bases and get highfives again. Next another homerun. Soon the game ends. 13-0.  I mean sorry not sorry. After the game we celebrate then we get dressed and i get in my car following my parents car to a restaurant. I'm STARVING. its currently 7pm.

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