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An All-State player at Arbor View High in Las Vegas, NV, and a standout for Corona Angels 16U-Slye, 2022 OF/UT Trinity Brandon joins our Extra Inning Softball crew of bloggers.
Trinity, who had more than 15 minutes of fame on TikTok (see below), has some unique training methods, hitting the gym multiple times per week to train boxing.
BTW, she has a left hook to the body that would make Julio Cesar Chavez proud!
It’s not softball, but boxing is so much fun! @CoachRGillispie @RitterPiper @BethTorina @KRietkovich @StriveSoftball @ExtraInningSB pic.twitter.com/Tv3aaq7DI6
— Trinity Brandon #8 Class 2022 (@Trinity2022) January 28, 2021
On this edition of Inside Pitch, Trinity will write about her love of softball and how her drive to succeed—including a four-hour drive one way to So Cal workouts with her Corona Angels team—has her poised to reach her dreams…
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I wanted to reach out to you and tell you about me and my softball journey.
I have been playing since I was 5 years old in Vegas. My parents started bringing me to California every week to play at a higher level and that’s where I was discovered by Marty Tyson.
I started playing on a Corona Angels team with Felton Ollison and my dad was able to get me a hitting lesson with Marty after weeks of persistence. Marty had told me I had a powerful swing but needed to change everything about it. Haha!
Well, I’ve been learning his system and hitting with him every Friday since I was 12 years old. I still play for the Angels—I was on Marty’s 14U team—and now I am coached by Dena Slye, working and grinding to get picked for his 18U Gold team when I am a senior.
I play high school ball at Arbor View High in Las Vegas under the coaching of LeaAnn Jarvis. We had no sophomore season due to COVID, but my freshman year was amazing!
Marty’s hitting style has been really good for me: I had 13 home runs in my freshman season, 70 RBIs and I was the second athlete at Arbor View to ever hit a home run out of the park, which is 290-feet deep. I also made the MaxPreps All-American team as a freshman.
For high school, I am the starting third baseman and for the Angels, I play outfield. I love being able to play multiple positions. We have over 20 girls on our roster and are taught the mindset of competing for playing time. This concept has made me very successful both mentally and physically.
My story is not unique. I know so many players who sacrifice so much for the love of the game… but my story is worth telling.
When my Vegas friends are going to birthday parties and getting together, I am traveling to California every weekend for practice, lessons and games. I put in a lot of work in the garage with my Dad for hitting, and conditioning workouts, fielding and boxing!
Softball is who I am. It identifies me and I am so grateful for the sacrifices my parents have made to get me where I am today.
Recruiting has been a different path than expected. First, the NCAA changed the rules for commits and then COVID hit… still, I have high hopes!
— Trinity Brandon #8
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INSIDE PITCH Q&A
Name: TRINITY BRANDON
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV (originally from Queens, NY)
High School: Arbor View High, NV
Club Team: Corona Angels 16U-Slye
Graduation Year: 2022
Height: 5-foot-7
Position: OF/UT
Nickname: Trin
Twitter: @Trinity2022
Honors: Junior National Honor Society, 1st Team All-State, 1st Team All-Conference, Player of the Year for Arbor View High and MaxPreps Underclassman Freshman All-American Team.
What is something you have faced in your life that has helped you become the person that you are today?
My father. He is the one person who I can depend on no matter what and he encourages me to be a great athlete on a day-to-day basis. He tells me stories from his past, talking about how he missed his opportunities to go big in basketball. One of the reasons why I want to go big is to make him proud. I want to reach my dreams since he wasn’t able to. This is a big part of why I am the way I am today.
*** Scroll down to learn more about Trinity and to see her TikTok video with over 416K likes!