http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. The average collegiate softball player draws a walk every eight at-bats. The average leadoff hitter walks even more frequently. Natalie Hernandez i...]]> May 09, 2013 11:03:55 PDT Natalie Hernandez has been on a hot streak at the plate for the Illinois-Chicago Flames, and the inspiration for her focus comes from her mother, who is struggling in a battle against cancer.]]> May 09, 2013 06:58:53 PDT Alexa Middleton has always dreamed of a career in the WNBA. Heading into her senior season at Riverdale (Murfreesboro, Tenn.), the talented guard is on the right path.]]> May 09, 2013 03:00:18 PDT Tennessee recruit Mercedes Russell led the West to a 92-64 victory at the 2013 McDonald's All American Games in Chicago.]]> April 03, 2013 16:01:59 PDT North Carolina commit Diamond DeShields disliked losing so much that it turned her off to basketball for years, but she returned to her first love and built herself into a McDonald's All American.]]> April 02, 2013 10:32:25 PDT Georgia Tech recruit Kaela Davis won the 3-point shootout and North Carolina recruit Jessica Washington won the skills competition at the POWERADE Jam Fest, a prelude to the McDonald's All American Games.]]> April 01, 2013 15:37:39 PDT Vanderbilt recruit Rebekah Dahlman of Braham, Minn., will bring a rich basketball resume, 5,000 points to McDonald's All American Games in Chicago.]]> April 01, 2013 02:37:06 PDT When Lacy Asdourian's girls' basketball team was cut, she joined the boys' team at LIberty Christian (Redding, Calif.) and has taught herself, her teammates and community plenty over the course of the season.]]> March 07, 2013 06:00:46 PST Saints linebacker Will Herring's excitement about getting other people to work out led him to open his gym.]]> January 10, 2013 16:01:45 PST Brittany McPhee of Mount Rainier was discovered as a modeling talent at age 13, but her real loves are time with her family and starring on the basketball court.]]> January 03, 2013 04:41:41 PST Rams rookie Daryl Richardson -- a Division II player and the next-to-last pick in the draft -- has been overcoming obstacles his entire life.]]> January 02, 2013 08:58:27 PST Diamond DeShields, Allisha Gray, Jessica Washington and Stephanie Mavunga plan to bring their elite basketball skills as well as an uncanny chemistry to the North Carolina women's basketball program.]]> November 14, 2012 07:23:00 PST Mercedes Russell of Springfield, Ore., the No. 1 prospect in the 2013 class, is taking her game to Holly Warlick at Tennessee.]]> November 07, 2012 07:21:32 PST Playing football for the Eagles is linebacker Fletcher Cox's job. But rebuilding cars in his brother's mechanic shop is his passion.]]> October 25, 2012 11:34:20 PDT James Hanna wasn't stressed about whether he would be drafted in April, and he didn't worry about which NFL team might take a chance on him. But when his hometown Cowboys called, it was a dream come true.]]> October 17, 2012 10:38:49 PDT