Winding path leads Annie Gregory home

Annie Gregory’s path may seem straightforward on the surface, but it has been far from that. The Mountain Brook High School graduate has committed to play softball at Samford University, capping a two-year detour that took her away from the sport and back again. Gregory spent her senior season weighing a path other than softball. Her dad graduated from the Naval Academy and her mom spent 20 years as a Navy Judge Advocate General officer, and she decided she wanted to follow in their footsteps. She was not accepted. Rather than return to the softball field despite offers to keep…