Ep 107 Part 1 - "High Fives & Adaptive Sports" Marti Sementelli & Shelby Estocado

Marti Sementelli is a female baseball player who received a baseball scholarship from Montreat College in North Carolina in 2011. Marti has 13 years of International experience with the USA Women's National Baseball Team, where she has won a GOLD medal in 2015 (Canada, Pam American Games), two SILVER medals in 2012 & 2014 (Canada & Japan, World Cup) and two BRONZE medals 2008 & 2010 (Japan & Venezuela, World Cup). She was the recipient of the "Best Pitcher Award" in the 2008 Japan World Cup.

Shelby Estocado has been an athlete all her life and played for Team USA as a member of the National Baseball Women’s Team in 2016. On February 23, 2020, she suffered an accident while snowboarding at Lee Canyon near Las Vegas. After losing control on a jump and landing on her back, Estocado broke her sternum and T-6 vertebrae resulting in a serious spinal cord injury and paralyzing her from the chest down.

Though the way Estocado participates in sports has changed, her drive, athleticism, and competitive nature have not. After a long road to recovery, with various levels of rehabilitation and lots of hard work, she now has her sights set on the Paralympic games with hopes to compete in skiing and basketball.

The High Fives Foundation is an adaptive sports foundation focuses on preventing life-changing injuries and provides resources and hope if they do happen. Learn more: https://highfivesfoundation.org/