It was like somebody flipped on a switch. Good-bye, Ms. Sarcasm, hello, Fearless Leader. No, instead, she earned the respect of her teammates. The funny thing is, she'd earned it her freshman year. It wasn't until she became a senior that she realized how to use it.
Seniors always take control.
She finally developed the mental and physical ability to completely take over a game. She did everything she could to make herself better. She took extra batting practice, extra groundballs. And she played hard. So hard pain became as much a part of her game as the number 14 she wore on her back.