Emily Zellman learned a valuable lesson when she was a young softball player.
“I had the game of my life, and I was supposed to get the MVP award, but they gave it to the wrong Emily,” Zellman said, laughing. “That was the time I realized I just can’t expect things from other people. I stopped caring about accolades and stuff like that, or recognition from others. I just focused on myself and what I can do for the team instead of how others view me.”
Throughout the four years of her high school career, Southern Regional head coach Jamie Olsen reaped the benefits of…
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