Halvorson tosses shutout for Eagles
Natalie Halvorson had to get healthy before she could become a successful pitcher for the Kirkwood Eagles this season.
It took a long time.
"It probably took about four months for me to feel better," she said Saturday afternoon.
Halvorson began feeling weak last fall. Climbing two flights of stairs was difficult. She spent a few days in the hospital and missed three or four days of school.
Halvorson was reluctant to reveal the diagnosis, but she did not need an operation. Medication finally solved the problem.
She feels fine now, but it was an ordeal.
"It was physically draining," she said. "It was tough to come back from it, mentally and physically."
Halvorson said she felt normal again in February, just in time for the 2018 college softball season to begin. Very little has held her back since.