Knoxville Spirit 2007

When I took this last photo of the day at 504 pm on Sunday afternoon Nov 12, 2023, little did I know that it would be the last photo I'd ever take of coach Justin Grubb's Firecrackers team. As you know by now, Justin is stepping down as head coach of the team, and the girls will be moving on to other travel ball teams. I started taking photos of the Spirit team in 2019 to get photos of McKinley for her family. Soon, as I got to know the other families, I expanded my photos to cover the rest of the team. This continued as the Knoxville Spirit team became the Firecrackers. Through these years, I've felt honored to be able to capture hundreds of photos for all of you. I'll continue to get photos of McKinley in her future endeavors and I hope our paths will cross many times in the future in high school, travel ball, and even collegiate games. One of the great things about softball is the many friendships we make along the way - it's really a family thing. I've been fortunate to experience this with Spirit, Firecrackers, and the Tennessee Lady Vols. So, until we meet again on the fields in the spring and summer, I'll leave you with this last Firecrackers photo which is the post-game prayer circle after the game with the Bolts in Chattanooga.

Photos from Firecrackers games on Sunday Nov 12, 2023. A few pictures from this date have been previously posted, so to keep the file size under the FB maximum I have omitted those here.

Teammates in softball on the field. Teammates in life off the field.

Firecrackers photos from Saturday Nov 11, 2023. It was a great experience for the girls to get to play five games in the stadium used by the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Lady Mocs softball team. I'll have the photos from Sunday posted tomorrow.

Saturday night Nov 11, 2023 Firecrackers team photo. This is a mix of players who began the season with the team and others who were pick-ups that filled in for players who were out for various reasons this weekend. A very special thanks to everyone who helped us out during the course of this season!

Pitcher #23 Kayla Sosebee Nov 12, 2023.

Firecrackers pitcher #23 Kayla Sosebee at work on Sunday Nov 12, 2023.

Nice diving catch made by Firecrackers CF #11 Callie Rice in game action against the Bolts at Chattanooga on Nov 12, 2023.