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Stepping in as a starter for Acalanes was a positive experience for Salmon: "The upperclassmen really welcomed me. 600 last season as a freshman for Acalanes. Salmon, who plays shortstop, has also played at various times for two club teams - Batbusters out of Stockton and the Suncats out of Gilroy and batted. I really enjoy the speed and the intensity of the game."īesides playing, Salmon is also a junior coach for the LMYA softball team because "I want to give back to the sport." Of softball, Salmon says: "When you find something that you love and never want to not do it, it keeps you working and practicing. It was not the typical tryout to make the team, says Salmon: "I was asked to send them a video tape of me doing various softball skills from which they analyzed my hitting and fielding mechanics along with my strength and conditioning." Salmon was chosen from over 500 applicants for one of the 20 spots on the team. It was Salmon's mother who discovered that the British team was looking for eligible players from outside England. My social skills increased living abroad and talking to so many different people about their experiences, enabling me to connect to the rest of the world." It was more than just softball for Salmon: "It was a life changing experience. "We did well, finishing sixth overall," said Salmon Salmon played in 16 games overall against teams from the Netherlands, France, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Israel, Egypt, Nigeria and the Czech Republic, playing in England and climaxing with the final tournament in Starazano, Italy. Our head coach did a good job, but he wasn't as tough as the American coaches." Salmon appreciated the opportunity to work under different coaches: "I would say that every coach in softball is different in the ways that they teach the game and it was a cool experience. Robbie Robison, the head coach of the British team, is from England, however all of the assistant coaches were Americans. Still, the majority of the players on the team were Americans and we had only 3-4 British players." Salmon was the youngest player on the team, which consisted of active and committed college players from schools like Yale and UCLA. "It's nowhere the level that it is in the United States but it is very competitive. Softball is just beginning to become a major sport in England, says Salmon. Salmon also spends time as a swim coach for the Lamorinda Youth Association. Salmon's mother, Nicole, was a soccer player and Tom was a basketball player but Morgan's first love was softball, which she began playing at the age of 5 with the Pleasant Hill Baseball Association and has been playing continuously as she enters her sophomore year in high school.
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Since Salmon's father, Tom, was born in the United Kingdom, this provided Salmon with dual-citizenship. If you asked Acalanes sophomore Morgan Salmon "What did you do this summer?" you had best leave more than a few minutes to hear all that she experienced.įrom July 5-22, Salmon played on the Great Britain Women's National Under 19 Softball Team. Acalanes shortstop spends summer on Great Britain Women's National Under 19 Softball Team