Grandparents and Softball
New Fiction Novel Shares the Joys and History of Softball
WESTERVILLE, Ohio – Every grandparent loves to see their grandchildren happy, active and loving life. In his new novel, Grandparents and Softball: Girls Love Softball (published by AuthorHouse), author Sam Kegley offers insights into his knowledge of the history of softball, his long-time involvement in the sport, as well as a story based on his own experience of watching his granddaughters in their journey through the sport.
Grandparents and Softball is the story of two grandparents, Andy and Princess, over the course of their granddaughter, Audrey’s career in softball. The book follows Audrey from her early years in the sport all the way to her early 20’s as she competed in the Olympics with Team USA.
Kegley was inspired by Title IX of the Education Amendments in writing Grandparents and Softball. Now known as the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act in honor of its principal author, this is a United States law enacted on June 23, 1972 that states:
No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
Kegley highlights and explains the history of softball itself, as well as the history of women in the sport. Young girls have always shown interest in sports, but until this piece of law was enacted many were not allowed to act on their desires. Today we are in an age where women’s sports are a prominent fixture in society, and young girls are constantly encouraged to pursue athletic activities from an early age.
When asked what his main motivation was for writing this book, Kegley writes:
Typically, parents want more for their offspring than they achieved themselves. That, admittedly, is my motivation in writing this book. In my highly competitive high school situation, I quit or coaches cut me from the teams. That tells me I didn’t compete hard enough. When one has an interest in sports but does not achieve their heights as I did not, you still want to be involved and you want the kids and grandkids to do much better.
I played softball with and for good people for most of my 76 years on earth. I watched my own sons compete in the games and I am now watching my granddaughters.
About the Author: Sam Kegley is a 76-year-old grandfather, and the fourth child of ten born to Forest and Mary Kegley in Portsmouth, Ohio. He and his wife, Jeanie, currently spend a good deal of time attending their young granddaughter’s softball games. Kegley is a retired metallurgical engineer and an alumnus of the University of Kentucky. Since retiring, he has kept busy by writing non-fiction books containing stories and interviews of subjects close to his interests and past experiences. While Kegley is an accomplished author of non-fiction books, Grandparents and Softball is his initial attempt at fiction.
AuthorHouse is the premier book publisher for emerging, self-published authors. For more information, please visit http://www.authorhouse.com/.
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