Live on ESPN last weekend, Almaden Little League softball coach John Drake answered a simple question: What did it mean to watch his daughter, Jayda, throw the final pitch in the game that sent their team to the Little League World Series next week?The interview has been viewed more than 10,000 times on the Little League’s social media pages. But the story behind those tears hasn’t been told.
“I didn’t realize how much stuff my wife did for the family,” John said. When he saw all that would need to be done… “I’m like, ‘What? She did all this? Are you serious?’”“That’s a hard thing that I had to learn through my treatment,” said Lottie, 48, a human resources professional and talent agent. “You have to take help sometimes. You can’t do it all.
“We didn’t have to ask for anything — they just dropped what they were doing and built this support system around us,” Lottie said. After a double mastectomy, Lottie Drake is visited by her children, from left, Joelle, Jordyn, Lottie, Tommy, and Jayda Last day of radiation for Lottie Drake. The tears last Sunday were eight years in the making, the team two fewer. Six years ago, when Jayda began playing softball and formed close bonds with a few girls on the team, John saw something special happening.
John was able to keep the team together and with a standout pitching trio — Jayda, Maya Parada and Auzerais Garibaldi-Munoz — the Lightning won their local tournaments and advanced all the way to the Little League West regionals.
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