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AsTaylor Tinsley prepares to pitchin her biggest games of the season forUCLA’s softball team, her parents have commenced their own routine.
Flying from Atlanta to Los Angeles on Delta. Working remotely out of the Tiverton House near campus. Settling into their usual seats behind home plate at Easton Stadium.
It’s the same pattern Keith and Denise Tinsley follow every timeTaylor pitchesat her home away from the family’s suburban Atlanta home.
“We’re going broke and wearing out some credit cards,” Keith Tinsley, Taylor’s father, told The California Post, “but it’s worth it.”
Their daughter certainly knows what it’s like to go the distance.
Essentially making up the Bruins’ rotation herself, Tinsley has started every postseason game and pitched 67 ⅔ of the team’s last 76 innings. The senior right-hander could be UCLA’s first pitcher to start every NCAA Tournament game on the way to the Women’s College World Series since Ally Carda in 2015.
Watching in amazement, the Tinsleys find themselves spellbound by their daughter throwing nearly every pitch.
“As a parent, you’re loving it and it’s fun to watch, and at the same time, it’s like, God, I hope her arm doesn’t fall off,” Keith said with a laugh.
Taylor will start Friday evening at Easton Stadium when the Bruins (50-8), seeded No. 8 nationally, open their best-of-three Super Regional against Central Florida (41-17-1). She’ll likely start Game 2 as well — and should there be a Game 3, expect to see her again.
Source: California Post – Breaking California News, Photos & Videos
