Lupe and Selina Play Through the Storm

Lupe knew that her game schedules, workouts, travel, and team practice sessions made it difficult to have a serious relationship. There were only a few men who could overcome playing second fiddle to a professional athlete. After bragging rights that they were liberal enough to date a woman player, the luster of her career wore off.

Before Jeff, there was Carl, a shortstop in the San Diego minor league, who understood her life as an athlete. But during Lupe’s time pitching for the US Olympic Team, Carl succumbed to the adoration of one of his fans and confessed his unfaithfulness to Lupe when she returned to the States.

During her college years, Carlos Andrade had been her love. His daughter played on her first softball team for children. He, and his family, unexpectedly left for Mexico, leaving her brokenhearted and chastising herself for falling for a married man. Although their affair had been brief, she’d imagined a much deeper connection than had existed between them.