it was decided that Lindsey needed
to play in an organization that had
better recruiting possibilities outside
of the local area, so she joined the
Texas Glory Adkins organization.
Lindsey spent three years with the
organization, making contacts with
college recruiters during her travels.
With all the traveling she has
done, Lindsey says that her favorite
part of playing softball is the camara-
derie between the players.
“[It’s] the family aspect of it. You
have lifelong friends from the teams
you play on and everything involved
in it,” she said.
But Lindsey didn’t limit herself to
softball. Her first three years of high
school she was a member of the all-
district academic team. She played
basketball and volleyball throughout
her school career, but decided to put
all her focus on softball when she
was a sophomore. During the fall of
Lindsey’s sophomore year, she would
move teams again to the Impact Gold
organization to help with her college
recruiting. It was with Impact Gold
that former University of Louisiana
Lafayette coach Mike Lotief came
to the Metroplex to start a travel
team organization called Excel Elite.
Lindsey’s team was chosen to be the
first in the organization.
During her entire travel career,
Lindsey has participated in and won
multiple major tournaments across
the country. She was named second
team all-district in 2016, and honor-
able mention her sophomore and
junior years, and named defensive
player of the year in 2018. When
she has free time between playing
ball or going to school, she loves
to hang out with her friends, espe-
cially outside. Lindsey signed her
letter of intent to play softball at the
University of Texas in Arlington this
year. It’s a dream come true for both
her and her parents.
“We are so proud of her,” her
mom Lisa said. “She has worked
really hard. She plays select travel
all year-round and high school ball.
To see all her hard work pay off, her
family is so proud of her. She put in a
lot of work.”
It’s not just work for Lindsey, but
the dedication of the entire family
supporting her while traveling to out-
of-state tournaments that has helped
make her so successful. Even though
Lindsey hasn’t settled on a major yet,
she’s super excited to be heading to
UTA in the fall, even though she will
miss seeing her lifelong friends every
day.
“I’m looking forward to going
to college and continuing to play.
I’m planning on studying something
involved in the health field, like nurs-
ing,” she said.
For all the young girls looking to
make their names in sports, Lindsey
says that the best thing to have before
starting a sports journey is patience.
“Patience is the key because
everything will happen and fall into
place, but it will take time. No need
to rush into anything.”
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