Softball will continue to run through the veins of Edgewood’s Lilly Stubbs.
Last week Stubbs signed a national letter of intent to play at Wallace State Community College in Dothan. It’s been a long journey as Stubbs was around the softball diamond with her older sister. The younger Stubbs is now doing something her sister didn't do on the softball field — play on a college team.
“This feels really good because my sister didn’t play college ball,” Stubbs said. “I’m getting to complete our dream.”
Stubbs has always been dominant in the circle.
“Last night, she struck out 15 girls in an area game,” coach Ashley Coleman said. “She's very important to us, but not just as an athlete, but as a person. She's a great teammate. She's trying to do everything that she can for her teammates.”
Stubbs currently has Emmah Clements as a teammate, but in college they could be on opposite sides of the plate. It’s an experience Stubbs is looking forward to.
“I think that would be hilarious, because we actually grew up playing against each other in middle school,” Stubbs said. “(Clements) went to Elmore County and I went to Tallassee. So it's like, we'll go from rivals to teammates back to rivals, and I think that'll be really funny.”
Stubbs always wanted to play college ball, especially Division 1. But she is happy taking her talents to Wallace.
“I’ve switched my mentality,” Stubbs said. “I'm really glad I'm at a JUCO, yeah. I'm really excited to just play somewhere that I feel like I'll be able to like and thrive better. So I'm very excited.”
Stubbs wants to play both years at Wallace to see what the future holds beyond that.
“I hope to just see how far I can get, see if I can get better,” Stubbs said. “Maybe I will get to play at a four year school. Until then I just hope to improve my game.”
