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he new softball star Makenna Smith has already chosen her home for the next few years. Smith preferred to continue her softball career at the Saginaw Valley State University, where she will try to develop her skills on the pitch. Petoskey senior made easily her choice. Smith just fell in love with the program and the team camp and she didn’t waste her time wondering.
Shortly after visiting the University, Makenna Smith took the decision to continue her softball career at Saginaw Valley State.
‘He’s (Coach Todd) just an awesome person, and my future teammates, they’re all amazing people. Everyone’s character, and the integrity of the program, that’s what really stood out to me when I was at their camp, and I just fell in love with everything the program was about,’ Makenna Smith said after her visit to the college.
Smith had many offers, because she was the best in the previous three seasons. She posted a .456 batting average as a junior! In addition, Smith earned Division 2 all honours as a catcher from the Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association. So, Makenna Smith has proved she can perform at top level on every single position on the pitch.
“We needed a catcher, and as the most athletic girl, we figured Makenna would be able to hold her own as a sophomore. She played at top level and earned her all-state honours, which meant she was among the eight best catchers out of the 170 teams that make up Division 2 in the state of Michigan,” Petoskey coach Dave Serafini said for the softball star.
Makenna Smith is very obsessed with the game and that’s why she is very successful. She can play equally well in each position on the pitch and that’s why is one of the best young softball stars.
‘When people think of softball, it’s about basic things like hitting and fielding the ball, but it’s such a mental game. A lot of it is just having the drive, and almost being obsessed with it, because that’s really what I am with softball at the end of the day,’ Smith said in an interview.
Makenna Smith is also the ‘heart’ of each team, she is playing for. She is passionate and don’t give up until the very end of every single game. Her leadership and motivation led her to such a big level and made her show great performance in every single match. Only time will show whether she will become the new big star in softball. At both ends, we can say that the Saginaw Valley State University has attracted one of the most talented softball players.