Photo by Jade Hewitt

Sam Landry, the first overall pick in the inaugural AUSL Draft last year, was caught in a bit of a whirlwind when she joined the Volts.

She had just three days off between nearly leading Oklahoma to an NCAA championship and joining the pros. Her performance was, in her own words, "not her absolute best." She was tired, she was trying to get her bearings.

But still, she loved every second of it. How could she not?

It was the first year of a groundbreaking women's professional softball league . The competition was the best in the world, the fans flocked to the various locations around the Midwest and South -- many of them little girls who finally saw a pro league with stars like Landry, who they could aspire to be like someday. The ace pitcher fully embraced all th

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