Experience is key in the sport of softball, and according to the University of Utah’s softball head coach Amy Hogue, it was senior Anissa Urtez’s experience with the Mexican National Softball Team that helped Urtez become a better player.
“For Anissa, she was getting pretty comfortable in herself and in her own game, and playing with the Mexican National Team put her out of her comfort zone,” Hogue said. “I think those are the types of opportunities players get to grow and she seemed to have really grown a lot from her experience.”
Over the summer, Urtez traveled to southern California and tried out in a two-day process in hopes of making the Mexican team.