Former world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali is renowned for many quotes, but one in particular is a favorite of softball player Megan Noe: “Don’t count the days. Make the days count.”
Noe personifies the message.
She plays for the Hoosier Havoc, based in Southern Indiana. The team is competing this week at the Summit of Softball Complex in the National Softball Association World Series Class A 18-under youth fastpitch tournament.
Noe was chosen Miss NSA in her class’s age group by a selection committee. Nominees are chosen based on athletic and academic achievements and civic contributions.
“Softball, after family, is pretty much it for me,” Noe said Wednesday after pitching a three-hitter with five strikeouts in a 6-1 victory over the Oak Lawn Ice from Illinois.