By Lee Drake
Tawn Neidy is the captain of the NOC Maverick softball team for the 2016-17 season. An Oklahoma native from Chickasha, she has been playing softball since she was eight years old. She really got into softball as she progressed through middle school and started playing at the high school level. This season she is the starting center fielder for the Mavs.
Her true passion for the game makes her the perfect fit for team captain. “I get my passion from my older sister, as well as my father, but my mom is definitely my biggest fan,” says Neidy. She fell in love with the Mavericks team because of the camaraderie and the passion that all the girls have on the field.
Neidy originally did not think she would have the chance to play ball at the college level until she got a pair of offers over the summer after her senior year. Two Northern Oklahoma College teams, the Jets and the Mavericks, each made her an offer. She gladly chose the Mavericks and then began her college career playing ball. She spent her freshman year trying to improve as much as possible and bond with the team, and indeed it has paid off. Neidy loves getting on base and sharing glory with all of her teammates. She never wants one person to be the hero, because that is how you lose.
She loves playing softball for the Mavericks and so does her best friend, Brooklin Burns, also from Chickasha. One of the most enjoyable things for Neidy is just being able to step on the field with her best friend and her team. Whether winning or losing, she will fight to the last out. She doesn’t plan to play softball after the 2016-17 season unless she receives an offer. She admits that her true dream is to study abroad in Japan.
An International Business major, Neidy enjoys learning about different cultures and how we, as humans, can work together as one for the benefit of mankind. She plans to move on to the University of Oklahoma and pursue her dream of studying abroad.
