Margie Makes a Difference
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The Lady Tigers are all about being a team. From the very first tryout, Margie, Trish, Sally and Nikki, with the help of their coaches, found they were a force to be reckoned with. But like all teams, the girls find that even the highs of winning cannot crush the painful lessons of hardship both on and off the field.
When Margie's dad is called away to serve his country, the Lady Tigers must band together to make a difference in the lives of military kids on the base. But will their efforts be a success or a big strike out?
This is the second in the Lady Tigers' Series.
Dawn Brotherton
Dawn Brotherton is an award-winning author and featured speaker at writing and publishing seminars. When it comes to exceptional writing, Dawn draws on her experience as a retired colonel from the US Air Force as well as a softball coach. She has also completed four books (Trish’s Team; Margie Makes a Difference; Nicole’s New Friend, and Tammy Tries Baseball) in the middle grade Lady Tigers Series about girls’ fastpitch softball, encouraging female athletes to reach for the stars in the game they love. As a mother of two female athletes, Dawn is intent on encouraging women to “play like a girl,” which means play with determination, teamwork, sportsmanship and most of all, a love of the game. Under nonfiction, the Softball Scoresheet was created to keep score during softball games with instructions written for those not as familiar with the intricacies of the game.
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Margie Makes a Difference - Dawn Brotherton
Margie Makes a Difference
Lady Tigers’ Series
By
Dawn Brotherton
Margie Makes a Difference
Lady Tigers Series
All rights reserved. Published by Blue Dragon Publishing for Smashwords.
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Copyright 2017 Dawn Brotherton
Illustrations and cover by Vineet Siddhartha
ISBN 978-1-939696-14-4 (ePub)
ISBN 978-1-939696-13-7 (paperback)
ISBN 978-1-939696-30-4 (hardback)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2017902385
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Dedication
To my daughters who have always been my biggest fans. Thanks for your unwavering support and feedback.
Lady Tigers’ Series:
Trish’s Team
Margie Makes a Difference
Nicole’s New Friend
Avery Accepts Herself
Softball Scoresheet
Chapter 1
Margie Clark focused as the ball came off the bat and sped towards her position at second base. Keeping her head down as she had been taught, Margie charged the ball, scooping it into her glove. Smoothly, she grabbed it with her right hand and fired the ball to the first baseman.
Out!
the umpire yelled with an upward movement of his right arm.
A cheer rose from the crowd and the pitcher ran over to give Margie a high five.
From across the field, Margie heard a distinct voice above the others. Nice play, Pumpkin!
She looked to see her dad standing along the fence near right field next to her mother.
Her heart swelled with pride as she took in the gray-green, camouflage Air Force uniform he wore most days to work. His broad smile gave Margie confidence. She was really glad he was here.
Since June when Margie was selected for the Lady Tigers’ twelve and under travel softball team, she had spent most weekends practicing or at tournaments. The highly competitive team was part of a larger organization that picked the best softball players in the area from ages eight to eighteen. During a weekend tournament, they often played three to four games a day. She had become close to the girls on her team and loved to spend time with them, but having her dad at the game always made the day extra special.
One more, ladies! Let’s go!
Coach Kory Kerrington cheered from the dugout.
Margie tried to stay focused, but she was excited to see her dad. He was a master sergeant in the Air Force and worked on airplanes. He had to work all hours and sometimes go to different bases for weeks at a time. Because of that, he missed a lot of games. He had been gone the last few weeks and must have come straight to the game from his travels.
Margie turned her attention back to the batter. She heard the third baseman yell bunt, but it took a few seconds for it to register. The pitcher and the first baseman were already running toward the ball that the batter had expertly put down only a few feet in front of the plate and on the first base line.
Too late, Margie rushed to beat the batter to first base. The first baseman ran forward, picked up the ball barehanded, and turned to throw the ball to first. Margie was still steps away and missed the perfectly thrown ball as it and the batter crossed the bag. Panic threatened to overwhelm Margie as she realized she had missed an easy out.
She was relieved when she turned to see the right fielder had run in to back up the throw and easily scooped up the ball, holding the batter at first. The right fielder tossed the ball back to the pitcher.
It’s all right, girls,
Assistant Coach Sam Elliot said. Nothing hurt. Get the next one.
Sulking back to her position, Margie was too embarrassed to look up. Taking off her glove, she took time to tighten the rubber band holding the blond waves out of her face.
Brush it off,
she heard her dad yell. Never quit!
Straightening her shoulders and putting her left hand back inside the glove, she nodded slightly. She wasn’t going to let it happen again.
Thankfully she didn’t have a chance to test her resolve. The pitcher threw three strikes in a row, earning the final out of the game for the Lady Tigers. The girls rushed in to pat her on the back and line up to shake hands with the other team.
Don’t look so glum,
Trish Murphy said, giving Margie a playful nudge as they headed to the dugout. Everyone makes mistakes.
"Not when