CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coastal Bend welcomed home NCAA Division 1 softball National Champion Reese Atwood. The nation's best catcher helped Texas defeat Texas Tech in the best-of-3 series 2-1, 3-4 and 4-10. Now Atwood is giving back to her hometown.

"It means so much to me to come back to T-M and work with these younger generations of girls and future softball players," Atwood said. "I came to these camps as a kid and I just loved it and had so much fun, so I definitely want to give back to these girls and show them the opportunities and what they can do through softball."

Larissa Liska

Atwood graduated from Tuloso-Midway in 2022. This summer she's helping head coach Sally DeLeon at the annual youth softball camp by teaching throwing and hitting.

"The biggest thing for me is to be

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