VICTORIA GAGE (STING 16U GOLD)

PITCHER / 2B / OF

LYME-OLD LYME H.S. (2022), OLD LYME, CT

5-7 / BATS RIGHT / THROWS RIGHT

FRESHMAN YEAR:  ALL HONORS CLASSED, FIRST & SECOND SEMESTER HIGH HONORS.

ACADEMIC INTEREST:  SPEECH & LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

THE BUZZ:  VICTORIA IS A DYNAMIC FORCE IN THE CIRCLE, FEATURING A FASTBALL IN THE HIGH FIFTIES AND A NASTY KNUCKLE CHANGE THAT FLOATS AND DISAPPEARS AT THE PLATE.  IN 2019, SHE WAS THE PRIMARY STARTING PITCHER FOR BOTH HER OLD LYME HS AND STING 16U TEAMS.  SHE COMPLEMENTS HER PERFORMANCE IN THE CIRCLE WITH EXCELLENCE AT THE PLATE.  WHEN NOT IN THE CIRCLE, VICTORIA IS AN EXCEPTIONAL, VERSATILE DEFENSIVE PLAYER AND IS UTILIZED AT VIRTUALLY ANY INFIELD OR OUTFIELD POSITION.  SHE IS A CONTACT HITTER, WITH GREAT GAP POWER.  VICTORIA BATTED IN THE TOP HALF OF HER OLD LYME HS ORDER AS A FRESHMAN, AS WELL AS, IN THE TOP OF THE ORDER ON HER 16U STING TEAM.  SHE IS AN EXCELLENT TEAMMATE AND TEAM LEADER.  VICTORIA WILL BE A GREAT ASSET TO ANY TEAM AT THE NEXT LEVEL.

SOFTBALL HAS ALWAYS BEEN A HUGE PART OF MY LIFE.  EVER SINCE THE DAY I PICKED UP A GLOVE AND BAT I KNEW I WANTED TO PLAY, THEN  I STARTED PITCHING AND THE GAME BECAME SOMETHING I LOVE.  I KNEW IT WAS WHAT I WAS MEANT TO DO.  NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT MY DAD.  HE IS THE PERSON THAT INTRODUCED ME TO THE GAME AND HAS HELPED ME EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.  WHEN I WAS TEN YEARS OLD, I REALIZED THAT I WANTED TO PLAY AT A HIGHER LEVEL.  IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST DECISIONS I MADE.  SOFTBALL IS MORE THAN JUST A GAME TO ME.  IT HAS BECOME A PART OF ME AND SOMETHING THAT I AM VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT.  ITS ABOUT THE INTENSITY OF A CLOSE GAME AND STEPPING INTO THE CIRCLE TO THROW A PITCH THAT COULD CHANGE THE GAME.  OR, COMING UP TO BAT WITH THE BASES LOADED WITH THE GAME ON THE LINE AND MEETING PEOPLE THAT BECOME YOUR SECOND FAMILY.  ALL OF THOSE THINGS AND MANY MORE ARE WHY I LOVE THIS GAME AND WHY I WANT TO CONTINUE TO PLAY AT THE COLLEGIATE LEVEL. – VICTORIA GAGE.

PLEASE SEE VICTORIA’S SKILLS VIDEO……….

 

ANY COACH OR RECRUITER HAVING AN INTEREST IN VICTORIA, OR DESIRING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT US AT hobson01@comcast.net, OR CONTACT DAVID GAGE AT david.gage@jud.ct.gov.