Not Your Average Joni: Russell Pitches a Sensational Softball Season

Not Your Average Joni: Russell Pitches a Sensational Softball Season

Written by James Gensterblum, '12 To become a record-setter and achieve unprecedented honors in any sport, it takes a person who’s more than just a special athlete. It requires someone with an additional edge to reach the top—and the Hillsdale College softball team’s junior pitcher, Joni Russell, has just that edge. For Russell, the secret lies in an understated competitive fire that helped drive her to one of the greatest seasons in the history…