Today was another W for the “Just for Fun” Team. We played our 2nd church team, a group of young athletes and a few athletic parents. A tough team. The game was almost called on time, but we were tied. So with a little coaxing, the ump gave us one more inning. We led off. A base hit and home run. Then two outs. Another base hit, and Zach Hill smashes one over the fence to make it 14-10.
We were able to hold them one with a caught fly, a throw out, and a strike out.
Of note: Patty made her IR return giving us some good fielding and hitting.
My performance, aside from a miserable first at bat, included some decent throws to second to hold batters to first, and I only lt one fly ball get by me because my legs didn’t want to turn around. I overran it. I had one solid hit, the first toward the fence of the season. It was caught quite a bit short by the center fielder, but it felt good to put one out there in the grass. In my defense, I should’ve had the walk, but the ump called a strike 4′ behind the plate. Frustrating.
It was a good team effort, but MVP probably goes to Zach and Brian for the HR and for great saves in the field with a couple of great catches. Jill made a great grab at first as well, so honorable mention. She’s a great hitter too. It was truly a team effort. Well played. That moves the team to 2-1 overall. We have a double header next week. Looking forward to that.
