It was Senior Day on the Bakersfield Christian softball diamond Thursday, and Tori Hoffmann was likely playing her last home game for the Eagles (pending playoff seedings this weekend.) Tori's had an outstanding senior year. A hitter on the volleyball team, she helped lead the Eagles to an undefeated league season and the section championship. As a catcher and infielder for the softball squad, she was batting .403 with three home runs. But when Tori came to bat in the third inning against Taft with the bases loaded, she was looking at something she had not done in high school. A grand slam. Three homers is a nice number in prep softball, but in 80 plate appearances, it was not a given that Tori could launch one here. But it was Senior Day. Mom and dad in the stands. Maybe her final game at Bakersfield Christian. Could she do it? Uh, yes. This was a no-doubter, a rocket shot over the left field fence. The big hit in a big three-for-four, 5 RBI game that powered the Eagles to a 15-5 victory. But most importantly, a memory of a lifetime.
These are our images of Tori launching her grand slam and a thrilled Tori after the big hit.
Think about being able to tell that story. And being able to pull out the set of pictures that captured the moment. We were happy to be there, delighted to capture this moment for Tori and her mom and dad. Tori is headed to Abilene Christian University in Texas this fall and hopes to make the softball team as a walk on. She is the daughter of Tom and Beth Hoffmann.
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