In the face of tragedy, a travel softball team has become a part of Uvalde's healing process. Full story:
Callie Sánchez started playing softball when she was 10 years old, and she quickly fell in love with catching. There was no better feeling than picking off a runner who was trying to steal a base. Callie, now 11, plays for the Uvalde Explosion, a travel softball team launched to give young players an outlet to process their grief after losing close friends, teammates and teachers in last year's mass shooting atCallie met one of her closest friends, Makenna Lee Elrod, playing softball.
ESPN spent the past six months following the team in the hopes of understanding what it means to attempt to move forward from the tragedy. What follows are a series of moments with the team as they honor their loved ones at softball tournaments across Texas.César, along with Juan Gómez, were planning for months to start their own travel team. They knew plenty of girls who wanted to play all year round and parents who were ready to pitch in.
She's also studies her opponents so she can improve, whether she's batting or catching. If she's missing balls behind home plate or striking out, she's thinking:"It's OK. In the next inning, you'll get better."June Ybarra, an umpire, created an ofrenda for the Day of the Dead at a mortuary in Uvalde. The display took June nearly a week to complete, showcasing photos of Uvalde students, residents and his relatives.
"I'm blessed to have it. It's freeing. You're free. Music is key for me," César says."I've been around music all my life. For me, it's another outlet. It brings a whole different level of comfort."Four of the victims -- Eliahna Cruz Torres, Makenna Elrod, Tess Marie Mata and Alexandria Aniyah"Lexi" Rubio -- played softball for Uvalde's Little League teams.
"You don't want to dwell on being upset because that's not good. It's not healthy," Steve says."That's how we dealt with [the shooting.] Everybody deals with it differently."Gabriela Jiménez created a makeshift memorial dedicated to her friends who died. She often talks to family about the tragedy, but her mother says she cried for the first time during a post-game conversation in December.
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