{"id":4915,"date":"2012-04-09T10:51:45","date_gmt":"2012-04-09T17:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/?p=4915"},"modified":"2012-04-07T18:11:59","modified_gmt":"2012-04-08T01:11:59","slug":"brooke-springer-snags-one-at-the-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/2012\/04\/brooke-springer-snags-one-at-the-wall\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooke Springer snags one at the wall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7459sou-softball.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7459sou-softball-800x632.jpg\" alt=\"southern oregon university womens softball\" title=\"sou softball\" width=\"800\" height=\"632\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4916\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7459sou-softball-800x632.jpg 800w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7459sou-softball-250x197.jpg 250w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7459sou-softball.jpg 1367w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday the SOU Raiders finished their home season with Senior Day. It was also Strike Out Breast Cancer Day so the team wore pink for that event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7460sou-softball.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7460sou-softball-800x582.jpg\" alt=\"12 southern oregon university softball Brooke Springer\" title=\"sou softball\" width=\"800\" height=\"582\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7460sou-softball-800x582.jpg 800w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7460sou-softball-250x182.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Normally, when I&#8217;m shooting from <a href=https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/2012\/03\/sou-softball-off-to-a-great-start\/>behind the plate<\/a> or near the dugout, I don&#8217;t even consider taking photos when the ball is hit to outfield. Instead, I&#8217;ll focus on a base where a play may be made. But from the right field foul pole, with the <a href=https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/2012\/04\/sports-photography-with-af-s-teleconverter-tc-17e-ii-for-nikon\/>1.7X teleconverter<\/a> providing an effective 510mm (200mm x 1.7 x 1.5) on a crop sensor camera like the D7000, I figured I may as well see what happens.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7461sou-softball.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7461sou-softball-800x627.jpg\" alt=\"sou softball\" title=\"sou softball\" width=\"800\" height=\"627\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7461sou-softball-800x627.jpg 800w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7461sou-softball-250x196.jpg 250w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7461sou-softball.jpg 1377w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I thought this ball was out of the park when it came off the bat. However, the wind was blowing in from center and right field.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7462sou-softball.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7462sou-softball-800x500.jpg\" alt=\"southern oregon university softball\" title=\"sou softball\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7462sou-softball-800x500.jpg 800w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7462sou-softball-250x156.jpg 250w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7462sou-softball.jpg 1727w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brooke Springer got a good jump and went straight back for the fence.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7463sou-softball.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7463sou-softball-800x626.jpg\" alt=\"brooke springer southern oregon university softball\" title=\"sou softball\" width=\"800\" height=\"626\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7463sou-softball-800x626.jpg 800w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7463sou-softball-250x195.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A leaping catch near the fence to haul it in!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7464sou-softball.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7464sou-softball-800x590.jpg\" alt=\"Brooke Springer\" title=\"sou softball\" width=\"800\" height=\"590\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7464sou-softball-800x590.jpg 800w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7464sou-softball-250x184.jpg 250w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7464sou-softball.jpg 1462w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7465sou-softball.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7465sou-softball-800x404.jpg\" alt=\"sou softball Brooke Springer\" title=\"sou softball Brooke Springer\" width=\"800\" height=\"404\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7465sou-softball-800x404.jpg 800w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7465sou-softball-250x126.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7466sou-softball.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7466sou-softball-800x677.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"sou softball Brooke Springer\" width=\"800\" height=\"677\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7466sou-softball-800x677.jpg 800w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7466sou-softball-250x211.jpg 250w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7466sou-softball.jpg 1276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7467sou-softball.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7467sou-softball-800x675.jpg\" alt=\"sou softball Brooke Springer\" title=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"675\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7467sou-softball-800x675.jpg 800w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7467sou-softball-250x210.jpg 250w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7467sou-softball.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7468sou-softball.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7468sou-softball-800x538.jpg\" alt=\"southern oregon university ashland oregon softball girls women female\" title=\"sou softball Brooke Springer\" width=\"800\" height=\"538\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7468sou-softball-800x538.jpg 800w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7468sou-softball-250x168.jpg 250w, https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/124_7468sou-softball.jpg 1605w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nice play, and she kept the runner from advancing as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday the SOU Raiders finished their home season with Senior Day. It was also Strike Out Breast Cancer Day so the team wore pink for that event. Normally, when I&#8217;m shooting from behind the plate or near the dugout, I don&#8217;t even consider taking photos when the ball is hit to outfield. Instead, I&#8217;ll [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13,11],"tags":[161,130,144,149,18,25],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4915"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4915"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4915\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4929,"href":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4915\/revisions\/4929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4915"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4915"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4915"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}