Notre Dame’s Maci Bergeron preparing for USA Junior National team

Notre Dame’s Maci Bergeron preparing for USA Junior National team

PLAY MY GAME.RMFOER UL INTERNING STAR SUMMERELLISON IS ONE OF THE MOREWELL-KNOWN ATHLETESN ILAFAYETTE, ESPECIALLY INSOFTBALL, BUT THERE IS A NEWCROP OF TALENT GROWING RIGHTHERE IN THE ACADIANA AREA.JAMARCUS FITZPATRICK TELLS US OFA HIGH SCHOOL PHENOM THATS I ONHER WAY TO BECOMING A HOUSEHOLDNAME.FOR MANY PEOPLE SOFTBALL IS JUSTA SPORT TO PLAY.BUT FOR MACY BERGERON IT’S AFAMILY TRADITION.I FOUND A LOVE FOR IT WHEN I WASREALLY YOUNG PLEASURON PLAYS THEGAME ALMOST YEAR-ROUND BETWEENPLAYING FOR POWERHOUSE NOTREDAME AND TRAVEL BALL.THE SENIOR CATCHER IS ALWAYSBOOKED UP.I THINK SOFTBALLS LIKE MORE OFTHEAY W IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE INBIG GAMES.I JUST GET LIKE A RUSH FROMPLAYING BERGERON’S TALENT IS NOSECRET AROUND THE STATE.IN 2020.SHE HIT A STATE SINGLE SEASONRECORD OF 30 HOME RUNS.SHE ALSO EARNED LOUISIANASOFTBALL GATORADE PLAYER OF THEYEAR WHILE HELPING LEAD THEPILES TO THEIR THIRD CONSECUTIVESTATE TITLE, AND NOW SHE’SPREPARING TO PLAY FOR THE USAJUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM INNOVEMBER.I WAS REALLY EXCEDIT BECAUSEIT’S ALWAYS BEEN A DREAM OF MINESINCE I WAS LITTLE TO BE ABLE TOREPRESTEN MY COUNTRY.I THINK NOT MANY PEOPLE AREGIVEN THE OPPORTUNITYO TDO THATAND I’M JUST VERY GRATEFUL USASOFTBALL SELECTED THE MAXPREPSTOP RANK PROSPECT AS ONE OF 16PLAYERS AND NOT TO MENTIONBERGERON COMMITTED TO PLAY FORLSU AS AN EIGHTH GRADER.IT WAS A VERY TOUGH THING FOR METO DECIDE WHERE I WANTED TO GOAT SUCH A YOUNG AGE, BUT I JUSTKNEW THAT I BELONGED AT LSU.I THINK IT’S THE CULTURE AND THEFANS AND I JUST LOVE LOUISIANAAND I WANT TO REPRESENT MYSTUDENTS AND WITH ANOTHER BUSYSEASON BEING PITCH BERGERON ISREADY TO KNOCK.OUT OF THE PARK.I HOPE THAT PEOPLE SAY THAT IWORKED MY HARDEST AND THAT IGAVE IT MY ALL AND THAT I WAS AGOOD TEAMMATE AND I NEVER GAVEUP.