Danielle Deaton wins Land Rover Palm Beach Player of the Year
Danielle Deaton wins Land Rover Palm Beach Player of the Year
AWARD THAT A LOCAL SOFTBALLPLAYER RECIEVED THIS WEEK.I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR TYREESMITH WHO WAS THERE FOR ETHPRESENTATION.ITATHLETE RECEIVES AN AWARD INTHE SPORT THAT THEY PLAY.
BUTWHEN THEYTHR EIACCOMPLISHMENTS IN ANDOUT OF ATHLETICS, WELL THATANOTHER DISCUSSION.
NAT SOUND:DANI!
CONGRATULATIONS!
(CRDOWCLAPPING) ALL SMILES ANDCELEBRATION NAT SOUND ASFORMER PALM BEACH GARDENSSOFTBALL STAR DANIELLE DEATONWAS THIS YEARS LAND ROVER PALMBEACH PLAYER OF THE YEAR.
THIS$5000 REWARD IS GIVEN TO THEATHLETE WHO EXCELLED THE MOSTON ATHLETIC FIELD ANDCLASSROOM.
BUT TO UNDERSTANDHOW DEATON GOT TO WHERE SHE ISNOW IN HER ATHLETIC CAREER,WELL YOU HAVE TO GO WAY BACKDANIELLE DEATON- I HAD ABABYSITTER WHO ACTUALLY WOULDTELL US SOFTBALL STORIES.
ANDTHATINTO SOFTBALL.
OVER THE YEARS,IPRACTICES, THE TIME THAT MYPARENTS PUT INTO HELP ME.
WEHAVE A BULLPEN IN MY BACKYARD.THE ENDLESS HOURS THAT MY DADWOULD SPEND CATCHING ME.HE TFUNNY THING IS, THIS SPORTWASNT SOMETHING WASNSOMETHING SHE DID AT FIRSTIT.TOOK SOME GETTING USE TO.
BUTONCE SHE DID, THE REST ISHISTORY.
ROBIN DEATON- IT WASA GROUP SESSION.
SHE WAS KINDOF LIKE WHY AM I OUT HERE.THIS IS FOR MY SISTER.
AND ISAID DANIELLE WE DO EVERYTHINGAS A FAMILY AND THENHE TFOURTH TIME WE WERE OUT THERE,IT JUST CLICKED, SHE WASTHROWING STRIKES TO ME LARRYDEATON- SHE WAS ON A 8U TEAMWHEN SHE WAS FIVE YEARS OLD.AND I REMEMBER THE VERY N WEPLAY SHE WAS PLAYING THIRDBASE AND THE BALL GOT HIT TOHER AND THESE PARENTS WERELIKE CALLWW TIME CALL TIME ANDSHE K AT US LIKE NO.
FROMTHIRD BASE, THIS FIVE YEAROLD, WINGS IT ALL THE WAY OVERTO FIRST BASEPARENTS WERE LIKE OKAY YOU CANDO THAT TOO.
THATWELL TAKE THAT.
DONTHIS SOFTBALL FOOL YOU NOW.
ASDEATON WILL BE TAKING HER 65.GPA TO HILLSDALE COLLEGE INMICHIGAN, TO CONTINUE HERATHLETIC JOURNEY, AS WELL ASSTART A CAREER IN THE MEDICALFIELD.
DANIELLE DEATON- MYPARENTS ALWAYS HAMMERED INTOME HOW IMPORTANT EDUCATIONWAS.
ALWAYS KNEW HAD TO GO TOCOLLEGE.
EDUCATION IS RYVEIMPORTANT IN OUR FAMILY.
ROBINDEATON- I REALLY LOOK FORWARDTO HER EXCELLING AND GROWINGON THE SOFTBALL FIELD, UNDERTHE LEADERSHIP OF HER COACHESAND JUST EDUCATIONALLY.
I KNOWSHEFUTURE.CONGRATS TO HER ON THEACHIEVEMENT.
AND THAT'S