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The team behind your favorite team

Some of the most valuable members of every team never get any time on the field.

Christina Biddle, athletic trainer for the App State baseball team, got her start in athletic training in high school.

Biddle was interested in the medical field, but didn’t want to go the traditional route. She ended up shadowing her high school’s athletic trainer, and “fell in love” with athletic training.

“I did a summer internship with a collegiate summer baseball team which sparked my interest in working baseball,” Biddle wrote in an email. “Now, I couldn’t imagine my life without baseball in it.