Get to know Odicci Alexander, the James Madison University star pitcher and small-town girl from Palmer Springs, Va., who's using her voice to encourage others to find theirs
Odicci Alexander grew up in Palmer Springs, Va., a rural town with a population of less than 3,000. She didn’t have much when it came to resources, but the self-taught pitcher had more than enough when it came to creativity, as well as the love and support of her grandparents who raised and encouraged her to play softball. Below, Alexander shares what life is like off the mound and how the sport helps her use her voice to encourage others to find theirs.
small town, but that's something that made our community tight because wherever you go in Palmer Springs everybody knows you. We're just one big family. EO: In Palmer Springs, you didn’t have a little league team to practice with. What was that like for you growing up?Growing up, playing a sport in a small town, you just had to make the best of what you had. I had to get creative with a bat and a ball. My grandpa had this stick and I would throw rocks from our gravel driveway and just hit it. I started on our brick house, but grandma wasn't having that.
EO: Tell us what the adjustment was like for you coming from Palmer Springs to James Madison University?Growing up, I was kind of shy. I really didn't like to talk to new people. I didn't like to meet new people. I was always up under grandma and grandpa. They can tell you that I was not the most vocal person. When I went to college, there were a lot of things that I had to adjust to. I had to meet new people. I was on a team where girls were from different backgrounds.
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