Safe zone
Bethel University senior softball player Kayla Simacek finds her place on the mound.
Kayla Simacek stood on the mound, grinding her cleat into the dirt and fitting her hand into the cool leather of her glove. Her fingers traced the laces of the softball. She knew this feeling. She longed for this feeling. The same feeling she felt at 10 years old, the first time she picked up a softball. The first time she played for Hastings High School. And the first time she played for Bethel University. Sim
Kayla Simacek stood on the mound, grinding her cleat into the dirt and fitting her hand into the cool leather of her glove. Her fingers traced the laces of the softball. She knew this feeling. She longed for this feeling. The same feeling she felt at 10 years old, the first time she picked up a softball. The first time she played for Hastings High School. And the first time she played for Bethel University. Sim