The 23 year-old Temple senior said she never viewed herself as
different in the boy’s club. She boasted that she was good at playing her
position. She got interested in the game during the time when her father
coached her three brothers. But seeing the boys participating in the sport
coerced Weintraub to join the team.
“…I kind of grew up around it [baseball] and I liked the game more
than softball,” she said.” “Then after few years I switched to softball,” she
added happily.
Baseball and writing continues to be her two main inspirations that
drives her to do very best in all areas of her life.
However, the challenge of playing in boys’ baseball team can’t be
compared to the struggle that Weintraub had faced recently. Her personal
struggle with drinking and driving caused her to re-evaluate her life and have
an epiphany. Weintraub said that she’s
now trying to stay away from these activities after realizing that her driving
placed her and others at risk.
Weintraub confessed that one thing most people who look at her
quickly realize her maturity level. As a member of a large family of three
brothers and three sisters, she said it played an important part in her
personal development. She has quickly
learned that claiming a specific area for herself at their modest Bucks country
home isn’t an option. With four bathrooms available, Weintraub said she doesn’t
mind sharing the space.
“I consider that’s something special to me because I love my
family. I take that everywhere with me,” she said.
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