Price, Terri

At the ripe old age of 8, Terri Price gathered at her first ponytail practice and Lexington legend, Helen Gilkerson, asked all the girls, "If anyone is interested in pitching, please come back." And, all Terri can remember is she came back and said, "I'll do it."

That was with the Chargers where she honed her skills until 12 when she joined Guy Smith's, Guy's Gal's, and then Dusters coached by John Johnson and Jim Potter. With the Dusters, while still in Junior High, Miss Price recalls her most surprising individual accolade. "We finished third to the Blazers and another girls' team at Juniper Hills in Frankfort," and when they announced the MVP it was Terri who got the award. A third place finisher who has the tournament MVP come from that finish is a rare feat in any sporting event.

Terri's rare presence and talent on the mound led her to the women's Blazers from Lexington where all other successful teams were from. Coaches, Mac McMichael and Chad Wiard, were the coaches for the Blazers, and Terri remembers their days of long practices and tireless batting practices, etc.--but, she wouldn't change anything from her fabled softball career.

Terri Price was tournament MVP nine times from 1978-2004 including regional MVP twice, NSA National MVP at Twitty City, 1986 Kentucky State ASA MVP at Hopkinsville, KY, and three "Fillies" MVPs also land on Price's impressive softball resume.

One Hall of Famer, Sonja Ritchie of NSA Fame, describes Terri like this, "She was like Stretch Armstrong-she never seemed to move but caught every ball up the middle, and I swear she never moved. As far as hitting, if you backed up, she would put it in front of you, and if you moved in, it was hit over your head."

Terri's pitching skills have been documented with her defense second to none, and her hitting on a professional level. Add power to the equation, and she's the complete softball player. That power saw her take tournament home run trophies to her house from the aptly named Knockouts Tourney in 1986 and three others of note--the Coors Invitational HR Champ, Misfits most homers, and at the Girl's Benefit she was the long baller of the weekend.

Terri Price, a Lexington, KY native and graduate from Bryan Station and the University of Kentucky, counts herself as very fortunate to have been surrounded by great coaches and teammates and by far most importantly FAMILY. Shirley and Midge (Dad and Mom) were at every game, and their earlier support made playing at a younger age possible. Add sister, Janet, as a longtime teammate and, of course, my brother, who humorously complains about being dragged to all the parks and the family dynamic Is complete. Terri points to more family, saying, "Ten will be at the ceremony from my family, and I am so honored that I will get to share this moment with them."