MIC DROP MOMENTS
ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23RD, WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF HEARING FROM CAROL YOUNG BEFORE WE TOOK ON BPCC. SHE ASKED THE TEAM WHAT YEAR ULM JOINED THE SUN BELT, AND HOW MANY CHAMPIONSHIPS HAVE BEEN WON IN SOFTBALL SINCE THEN. WHAT YEAR DID SHE SAY THAT ULM JOINED THE SUN BELT AND WHAT YEAR DID SHE SAY THAT ULM WOULD WIN THE SUN BELT?
2006 AND 2026 (20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY)
ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, THE TEAM CAME UP WITH AN ACRONYM “PPUR”. WHAT DOES THIS STAND FOR?
PRESENCE, PASSIONATE, UNITED, AND RUTHLESS
WHAT IS THE MAIN DIFFERENCE FOR THE HITTER BETWEEN A HIT AND RUN AND SLAP AND RUN?
SLAP = PLACEMENT
HIT = POWER
IN THE LOUNGE ROOM OF THE STANGIER-YOUNG LEADERSHIP THERE IS A QUOTE ON THE WALL ACROSS FROM THE TV. WHAT IS THAT QUOTE?
IF GRATITUDE IS ALL YOU HAVE, THEN THAT IS ENOUGH
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATES THE BIRTH OF THIS CENTRAL FIGURE OF CHRISTIANITY.
JESUS CHRIST
ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 4:00PM, PRESIDENT CARRIE CASTILLE CAME AND SPOKE TO THE TEAM. SHE SHARED HER JOURNEY GROWING UP AND THE OBSTACLES SHE TACKLED TO GET WHERE SHE IS TODAY. SHE MENTIONED HER FATHER OWNED A CERTAIN “COMPANY” THAT SHE WOULD SOMETIMES SLEEP IN BEFORE SCHOOL. WHAT TYPE OF SHOP WAS THIS?
DONUT SHOP
ON OCTOBER 30TH, WE HAD A TEAM ACTIVITY IN THE FILM ROOM WHERE WE LEARNED ABOUT GOLD COINS. WHICH TEAMMATE OF YOURS HAD ‘WELDING’ AS HER GOLD COIN?
TESSIE
THERE ARE 3 SAYINGS FOR DEFENSE THAT WERE INTRODUCED AT OUR FIRST TEAM PRACTICE ON AUGUST 21ST, 2025. THE FIRST TWO ARE 1. IF YOU CAN’T CATCH AND THROW, YOU CAN’T PLAY SOFTBALL AND 2. HIT THE TARGET < CRUSH THE BULLSEYE. WHAT IS THE THIRD?
BALL = $ - KEEP OFF THE GROUND
ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, MR. JOHN GOLDEN CAME AND PUT OUR TEAM THROUGH A WARHAWK IGNITE RETREAT. DURING THIS RETREAT, HE INTRODUCED THE KENNEDY METHOD. THE COMBAT BRAIN TRAINING ACTIVITY HE GAVE US WERE THE ARROWS LEVEL 1. WHAT IS THE FIRST ARROW DIRECTION AND COLOR ON THIS SHEET?
RED RIGHT
IN NEW YORK CITY, THOUSANDS GATHER IN TIMES SQUARE TO WATCH THIS DROP AT MIDNIGHT.
THE BALL
ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, WE HAD A MEETING AND DISCUSSED OUR HANG OUT WITH THE HAWKS EVENT. WHAT IS THE DATE OF THIS EVENT?
SATURDAY, JANUARY 24TH
WHAT ARE THE TWO WORDS THAT COACH MOLLY ALWAYS SAYS THAT YOU CAN NEVER OVERUSE?
THANK YOU
ON SEPTEMBER 23RD, WE HAD A PRE-PRACTICE QUOTE THAT SAID THERE IS ONLY ONE RESOURCE THAT IS THE SAME FOR EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH MONEY YOU MAKE, YOUR GENDER, OR WHERE YOU LIVE. WHAT IS THIS RESOURCE?
TIME
ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH, OUR TEAM MET IN THE FILM ROOM TO WATCH A VIDEO CALLED ‘MAN IN THE RED BANDANA’. IT WAS A STORY OF WELLES CROTHER, A HERO THAT SAVED MANY LIVES DURING THE 9/11/2001 ATTACKS IN NEW YORK CITY. HE PLAYED COLLEGIATE LACROSSE. WHERE DID HE ATTEND COLLEGE?
BOSTON COLLEGE
THIS JEWISH HOLIDAY CELEBRATES THE REDEDICATION OF THE SECOND TEMPLE IN JERUSALEM AFTER IT WAS RECLAIMED FROM THE GREEKS.
HANNAKUH
ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH, WE NAMED A TON OF ‘INVISIBLE TEAMMATES’ WITHIN OUR PROGRAM. WHAT ROLE DOES CODY SPARROW PLAY IN OUR PROGRAM?
COMPLIANCE OFFICER
ON NOVEMBER 12TH, NATIONAL SIGNING DAY, ULM SOFTBALL SIGNED 6 STUDENT-ATHLETES. GIVE THE FIRST AND LAST NAME OF AT LEAST 3 SIGNEES.
AVERY EVANS-PICKENS
AVERY HOUSER
KYLEE BISHOP
LEXI ROSILLO
CADIE HAYS
BALEIGH SCOTT
ON A FIRST AND THIRD DEFENSIVE PLAY, A YELLOW-COLORED BOX INDICATES A CATCHER READ. WHAT DOES THE X AND O SYMBOLIZE?
X – NOT BREAKING ON BUNT
0 – BREAKING ON BUNT
THERE WERE TWO NEW PICTURES PUT IN THE LOCKER ROOM OVER THE SUMMER. ONE ABOVE THE LAUNDRY DROP AND ONE ABOVE THE TRASH CAN. THE PHOTO ABOVE THE TRASH CAN HAS A SAYING OUTLINED IN A YELLOW STRIPE. WHAT IS THAT SAYING?
DEFEND THE NEST
THIS 1946 FILM FEATURES THE LINE ‘EVERY TIME A BELL RINGS, AN ANGEL GETS HIS WINGS’.
IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
ALMOST EVERY TUESDAY, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM OUR ACADEMIC ADVISOR, KARLIN WALMSLEY. ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH, KARLIN TOLD YOU A STORY ABOUT “TALITHA CUMI”, WHICH MEANS “LITTLE GIRL, I SAY TO YOU, ARISE”. WHAT BOOK IN THE BIBLE WAS SHE REFERENCING?
MARK
WE ARE ALL EXCITED ABOUT GOING TO FLORIDA THIS UPCOMING SPRING. WHAT ARE THE NAMES OF THE PARENTS OF OUR THREE FLORIDA NATIVE PLAYERS?
SKYLAR – LAUREL AND CHRISTOPHER
CARYS – KIM AND CHASE
BRI – STACY AND MARK
WHAT ARE THREE OF THE SIX CHAMPIONSHIP STANDARDS FOR OUR PITCHING STAFF?
FPS, WHIP, PITCHES PER BATTER, LEAD OFF OUT, 2K CONVERSION, $ INNING
AT THE CONCLUSION OF PRACTICE ON SEPTEMBER 24TH, WE MET IN THE FILM ROOM AND TALKED ABOUT HAVING VICARIOUS JOY IN THE SUCCESS OF OTHERS, ALSO KNOWN AS, MUDITA. WE ALSO TALKED THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE, WHICH IS A WORD THAT MEANS DELIGHTING IN THE MISFORTUNE OF OTHERS. WHAT IS THIS BUDDHIST WORD?
SHADENFREUDE
KWANZAA IS A HOLIDAY THAT CELEBRATES AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE, COMMUNITY, AND HERITAGE. HOW MANY DAYS IS THIS CELEBRATED OVER?
SEVEN