That was in 2003 when through the insistence of a friend, Donna’s 11-year-old son Brody switched from playing baseball to fastpitch softball.
She wasn’t keen on the move then. But she now has a distinctly different view of the underhanded game.
"We didn't know back then how infectious fastpitch would become," she said. "So you can say we took a leap of faith and fell head-over-heels for the game we call fastpitch."