raven pina

Female Player  - Presented by Tara Souza

Raven Pina has been playing softball for 29 years of which 15 have been with USSSA. She has played on such teams as Lady Stingers, Lady Magic, Chilli’s Clams, Home Plate, Team Hassa II, Sports Center, Bad Intentions, and Fair Warning. She has amassed a lifetime .444 batting average.

Raven’s list of individual awards:

• 2010 Women's Summer Slam All Tournament Team
• 2011 Mass Women's C States Tournament MVP
• 2013 Mass Women's State Tournament All Tournament Team
• 2014 Mass Women's C State Tournament All Tournament Team
• 2014 5th Annual Compete For A Cure All Tournament Team
• 2016 Go Daddy Show Daddy Open NIT Defensive Tournament MVP

Raven’s most exciting time in USSSA came in her first year playing slow pitch. Her team had made it to the Worlds. That brought her back to her time in college. The pure fact that you play all summer to work out the pieces of your game to be a better athlete and teammate to then go and put it all out there against new competition. She feels USSSA gave her a new lease on life after college. 

Raven feels that slow pitch is a remarkable sport because as you get older and possibly lose a step, or not be as strong as you were a few years ago, you can still compete. As long as you know the game of softball, you will do well. 

Raven had great sportsmanship and she also educated people on her team and across the field on the game of softball. She feels that these have been her most successful contributions to the USSSA Program. 

“What makes me happy to see is that so many people are involved in the betterment and the continuing success of women’s softball. In my years I’ve seen it ebb and flow, but something always evolves to make it better and stronger than it was. It’s so nice to see more and more teams coming out every year.”