On Tap with ... Libby Crowe

Q: How did you start playing softball?

A: Well, my sister played it when we were younger, and I always wanted to beat her in everything, so I figured I might as well start there.

Q: Are you better than her?

A: Yeah. She’s 21 now. She quit when she was about 14. She outgrew it, onto bigger and better things. I’m still out there on the dirt playing like a little kid.

Q: What is your most memorable softball moment?

A: We won two state championships in high school. We played in a stadium that probably held 20,000 people. Only 100 people showed up though.

Q: If you didn’t play softball, what would you play?

A: I would probably play volleyball, but I had two knee surgeries my sophomore year in high school, so the doctor told me to stop jumping.

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Q: What was your “welcome to college” moment?

A: During frosh week, as we were trying to figure out what we were all doing crammed in the back of Cloister, someone threw a beer from the balcony and hit me in the head. Welcome to college, Libby. You’re not in St. Johns County anymore.

Q: That must have messed up your hair.

A: Oh, yes. The hair.

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Q: What’s the secret to keeping your hair in perfect curls?

A: Since I have such a big single, I have an entire beauty team that lives in there. People do my hair every morning. I’ve been lying about it being natural the whole time. Secret’s out.

Q: What role do you play in the freshman family?

A: I’m for sure the mama. I’m always there to tell the others, “That’s a terrible idea,” or “Stop what you’re doing right now.” But it’s great. Someone’s always watching out for them.

Q: Do you have a nickname?

A: Technically Libby is already a nickname for Elizabeth. That’s why I’m a member of the Elizabeth Club with [junior outfielder] Lizzy Pierce and [junior pitcher] Liza Kuhn. But on the team, it’s Mama Libbs.

Q: Who would win in a fight, Mama Libbs or Mama [junior infielder Nikki] Chu?

A: Well Mama Chu is more ghetto than I am, but I come from the South. We don’t take shit in the South.

Q: What is it like to be from Jacksonville, Fla., when almost everyone else is from California?

A: It’s a constant battle. Everyone always talks about how great California is, but “Everything they have, we have” is my argument. Plus, we have Harry Potter World and Publix. No comparison.

Q: Who is your quirkiest teammate?

A: [Sophomore catcher] Maddie Cousens, hands down. I’ve never seen someone with more energy or less of a filter. If something comes to her mind, she says it. It’s insane. She’s one of a kind.

Q: Do you have any pregame rituals?

A: Personally, I try as hard as possible not to get sent to the hospital before every game. That’s about it.

Q: What is the most embarrassing song on your iPod?

A: There’s a “Strawberry Shortcake” song on there from seventh grade. I still know all the words.

Q: If you were coach for a day, what would you do?

A: I would let the team have a big slumber party in the pit [E level of Jadwin Gymnasium], complete with bounce houses and Slip ‘n Slides.

Q: Tell me about the “truth face.”

A: Someone leaked about the truth face? I can’t trust any of them! Traitors … I’m just kidding, by the way. The truth face is rather popular. The truth face is the face I make when someone needs to know the cold hard truth. It’s not mean or offensive. They just need to be called out. But making the face softens the blow.

Q: Who has the best dance moves on the team?

A: Everyone has their own unique style on the d-floor. [Freshman outfielder] Rachel [Rendina] has this whole “small person, big moves” thing going on. It works pretty well. Ultimately though, [junior pitcher] Alex Peyton. That girl can get down.

Q: What is your favorite candy?

A: Wild Berry Skittles!

Q: If you could trade any physical attribute with another one of your teammates, with whom would you trade, what would you trade and why?

A: I was just discussing this with [freshman pitcher] Mere [Brown] and Rachel. They said me for my assets … but since I’m already me, I would say [freshman shortstop] Alyssa’s [Schmidt] skin. It’s seriously like a baby’s skin.