Alyssa Richards represents Italy during the 2013 TGCA All-Star softball game

Image: IHS product Alyssa Richards gives her mom, Tina Richards, a thumbs up from the field during the 2013 Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star softball game. Richards and her Red All-Star teammates won 7-1 over the Blue All-Stars with the Tennessee Tech commit hitting a pair of singles and knocking in 2RBIs on offense.

IHS product Alyssa Richards gives her mom, Tina Richards, a thumbs up from the field during the 2013 Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star softball game. Richards and her Red All-Star teammates won 7-1 over the Blue All-Stars with the Tennessee Tech commit hitting a pair of singles and knocking in 2RBIs on offense. (Tina Richards)

Image: Alyssa Richards(33) is escorted onto the All-Star field by her Italy High school softball coach, Wayne Rowe, who coached Richards in her senior season.

Alyssa Richards(33) is escorted onto the All-Star field by her Italy High school softball coach, Wayne Rowe, who coached Richards in her senior season.

Image: Italy’s, Alyssa Richards(33), works 2 innings behind the plate for the TGCA Red All-Star team.

Italy’s, Alyssa Richards(33), works 2 innings behind the plate for the TGCA Red All-Star team.

Image: Red All-Star catcher Alyssa Richards breaks the huddle with her team.

Red All-Star catcher Alyssa Richards breaks the huddle with her team. (Tina Richards)

Image: TGCA All-Star, Alyssa Richards(33), gets the sign from her coach before stepping into the batter’s box.

TGCA All-Star, Alyssa Richards(33), gets the sign from her coach before stepping into the batter’s box.

Image: Red All-Star’s Alyssa Richards plays a couple of innings at first base during the 2013 Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star Softball Game in Austin.

Red All-Star’s Alyssa Richards plays a couple of innings at first base during the 2013 Texas Girls Coaches Association All-Star Softball Game in Austin.

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