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The Start Of A Softball Friendship
October 14, 2016 | Cowgirl Softball
Junior Alex Edinger and sophomore Christina Biggerstaff are an oddly perfect best friend combination.
It's a new friendship that has quickly stood out at Cowgirl Stadium in its short time.
Their friendship that continues to grow started with a humble beginning. They messaged each other over the summer when they found out they'd become teammates.
Soon they started to talk more and more and a friendship was quickly formed. The new teammates never had the chance to meet over the summer but both continued to talk and get to know one another.
Eventually they had the chance to meet in person at a team event in early August and it didn't take long for the two to realize they were similar people. They were extremely similar, if not the same person.
They knew right away they were going to be best friends. Nothing was different. This was big, because Biggerstaff was a little hesitant. She wasn't sure if Edinger would change once they met in person.
"When we met, she was the exact same," Biggerstaff said. "She didn't change. A lot of people do that. They're really nice when you text then in person they're really different. But she wasn't like that."
No, they were both the same as the other person thought they were, two similar, fun people.
"I'm a smiley person and she's a smiley person," Edinger said. "It's nice to know if I'm having a bad day or something she's always there."
Bad days are hard to find with these two, though. Rarely if ever will you see together without a smile on their face, laughing away.
"It's like we talking about nothing and everything at the same time," Biggerstaff said. "Like we talk about nothing but it's funny. We will literally laugh at everything.
"We both have the same humor. People probably think we're weird but we get it. We just find each other funny."
It's gotten to the point to where they struggle to look at each other without laughing. But that's who they are.
They usually don't have big plans for when they hangout outside of softball and that's perfectly fine with them. They don't need big plans.
"Our friendship makes my life better," Edinger said. "Because we can sit there and say nothing and still have fun."
When they do actually talk with each other, what serious conversations do they have? They enjoy talking about elephants, their favorite animal.
Come softball time, the friendship transforms into a little more serious one. Both push the other to be the best they can be.
Three games into the fall season, the two have pushed each other on the field on their way to strong starts. With Edinger in the field and Biggerstaff in the circle, both look to each other when they're struggling to pick each other up.
"I need someone on the field to always look at so I feel she is that person for me," Biggeerstaff said. "If something is going wrong I feel like I can look to her and know it's ok. I'll get this next batter."
So far, it's working. Edinger, who has seen time at three different positions, is batting 8-for-15 with five RBIs and four runs. Biggerstaff has produced as well posting a 1-0 record in nine innings of work with 10 strikeouts.
The key to the good start for both is simple. They have each other. Make a mistake? They won't worry; they'll just look to each other and know the other has their back.
As for their friendship, neither exactly planned to be best friends it just kind of happened.
"It's weird because I don't click with a lot of people," Biggerstaff said. "Because they think I'm kind of weird. But I found my weirdo. She's my weird."
Although they only have two years together on the diamond they plan to make the best of those two years, both pushing each other on and off the field.
Biggerstaff will wear the Cowgirl uniform one year longer than Edinger but neither plans to let this friendship end when their softball careers do.
"It's like we were born to be best friends," Edinger said. "She's definitely going to be somebody who will be in my life forever."
It's a new friendship that has quickly stood out at Cowgirl Stadium in its short time.
Their friendship that continues to grow started with a humble beginning. They messaged each other over the summer when they found out they'd become teammates.
Soon they started to talk more and more and a friendship was quickly formed. The new teammates never had the chance to meet over the summer but both continued to talk and get to know one another.
Eventually they had the chance to meet in person at a team event in early August and it didn't take long for the two to realize they were similar people. They were extremely similar, if not the same person.
They knew right away they were going to be best friends. Nothing was different. This was big, because Biggerstaff was a little hesitant. She wasn't sure if Edinger would change once they met in person.
"When we met, she was the exact same," Biggerstaff said. "She didn't change. A lot of people do that. They're really nice when you text then in person they're really different. But she wasn't like that."
No, they were both the same as the other person thought they were, two similar, fun people.
"I'm a smiley person and she's a smiley person," Edinger said. "It's nice to know if I'm having a bad day or something she's always there."
Bad days are hard to find with these two, though. Rarely if ever will you see together without a smile on their face, laughing away.
"It's like we talking about nothing and everything at the same time," Biggerstaff said. "Like we talk about nothing but it's funny. We will literally laugh at everything.
"We both have the same humor. People probably think we're weird but we get it. We just find each other funny."
It's gotten to the point to where they struggle to look at each other without laughing. But that's who they are.
They usually don't have big plans for when they hangout outside of softball and that's perfectly fine with them. They don't need big plans.
"Our friendship makes my life better," Edinger said. "Because we can sit there and say nothing and still have fun."
When they do actually talk with each other, what serious conversations do they have? They enjoy talking about elephants, their favorite animal.
Come softball time, the friendship transforms into a little more serious one. Both push the other to be the best they can be.
Three games into the fall season, the two have pushed each other on the field on their way to strong starts. With Edinger in the field and Biggerstaff in the circle, both look to each other when they're struggling to pick each other up.
"I need someone on the field to always look at so I feel she is that person for me," Biggeerstaff said. "If something is going wrong I feel like I can look to her and know it's ok. I'll get this next batter."
So far, it's working. Edinger, who has seen time at three different positions, is batting 8-for-15 with five RBIs and four runs. Biggerstaff has produced as well posting a 1-0 record in nine innings of work with 10 strikeouts.
The key to the good start for both is simple. They have each other. Make a mistake? They won't worry; they'll just look to each other and know the other has their back.
As for their friendship, neither exactly planned to be best friends it just kind of happened.
"It's weird because I don't click with a lot of people," Biggerstaff said. "Because they think I'm kind of weird. But I found my weirdo. She's my weird."
Although they only have two years together on the diamond they plan to make the best of those two years, both pushing each other on and off the field.
Biggerstaff will wear the Cowgirl uniform one year longer than Edinger but neither plans to let this friendship end when their softball careers do.
"It's like we were born to be best friends," Edinger said. "She's definitely going to be somebody who will be in my life forever."
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