That’s where she gets most of her ball know-how. She’s loved being with him and his teams.

They’ve always been very, very close. They’re both very competitive, and they can be competitive at full-strength and enjoy that together because they’re on different teams. They spend a lot of time analyzing both teams...

I expected them to go soft on each other when they went head-to-head, but they didn’t. They’re both highly competitive, and I think it would have been hard for Katie to simply do her best...

She’s had a great experience there working with (Skyline softball coach) Denise Long. She’s had good instruction and lots of playing time.