If you keep your eyes and mind open to all possibilities, you may just find a diamond in the rough. For West Texas A&M University head coach, and former Firecracker, Candace Abrams, her road to Ca…
College Spotlight: Geoff Hirai and Seattle University
When we initially set out on this series highlighting colleges across the country the idea was to encourage you to take a closer look at a variety of opportunities available from small campus life to …
College Spotlight: Courtney Deifel and the Razorbacks
In 2017, for the first time in conference history, the SEC sent all 13 teams to the NCAA tournament. 8 of the 13 earned national seeds while the remaining 5 were awarded a spot based on a combination …
Inaugural Season for Marissa Young and the Duke Blue Devils
The beginning of the new year marks the long-awaited inaugural season for Duke softball. Duke is one of the most prestigious universities around and, in the athletics world, is most known for their do…
College Spotlight: Stanford University
Let’s move this College-Spotlight journey out west to one of the most prestigious institutions in the country, Stanford University. Stanford holds a special place in my heart for being my “runner-up”…
College Spotlight: Gerry Glasco Lands in Lafayette
The past few months we have seen several changing of the softball guards, from the abrupt departure of Auburn head coach, Clint Myers, to the more recent controversial release of 16-year ULL head coac…
College Spotlight – Clemson University
The last few months have really sparked excitement in our world. Several of you have recently played in tournaments where college coaches flooded the fields and many of you participated in showcase ca…
Help Support the Clark Family
Last week tragedy struck the Firecracker family as our own FC HTX 10U coach, Jason Clark, and his wife, Sara, were involved in a fatal boating accident on Lake Conroe on July 11th. Jason and Sara leav…
12U WTX Firecrackers Score Big on ACT/SAT
Ralph Marston once said, “Excellence is not a skill, it’s an attitude.” Two of our West Texas Firecrackers have proved that performing in the classroom is just as important as their …
Get to Know Gianna Mancha – Queen of the Ks
On April 6th Boise State commit, Gianna Mancha, did the unimaginable when she struck out 21 of the 24 batters she faced in a high school game versus Clovis West. Not a single ball was put into play th…