Smalltown Fastpitch * Early Bird Tournament (May 11-12)* Coldwater, MI
With temparatures consistently in the 40s all weekend and a frigid wind much of the time, our first tournament came off without my getting frostbite or seriously injured. So I count that a victory.
Game 1: Smalltown 4 Hastings Blues 5
After taking the lead in the top of the seventh, we walked the leadoff man in the bottom of the inning and the next batter crushed a high, inside pitch over the 290+ foot fence in left. (1/4 3B)
Game 2: Smalltown 10 Westerville Capitals 4
Back on a real fastpitch field, we managed to hit a couple homeruns and beat a good, young Canadian pitcher. (2/4 BB)
Game 3: Smalltown 20 Wabash 9
The wind picked up after a brief rain storm and the temperature managed to drop, but somehow we ground out this slugfest anyhow launching six homers in six innings. I got plunked twice and walked twice and scored four times. (0-1)
Game 4: Smalltown 4 Thunder 11
After scoring four first inning runs, we couldn't manage another as the Thunder homered five times to beat us by the mercy rule in five innings. One of the coldest mornings I've ever played softball. (1/3)
I scored 8 runs on the weekend, walked 3 times, was hit twice, had a triple, and went a modest 4/12 (.333). With my 43 year old creaking knees and worn out achilles', I'm not dissatisfied with the weekend. But I know why there aren't any everyday players in the major leagues my age. It's not that they can't hit anymore, it's that the first month and half of the season is played in nearly winter weather, and there comes a point when you just can't stay loose enough to move. Next game is Thursday in Benton Harbor. I expect it to be warmer.
Season Record: 2-2
2 comments:
Yay for softball season! Our first slow pitch league game is this evening, and we were in a tournament on the 20th of April. It snowed that morning, I played in snow pants all day (helping out a team that was not my mine, which was weird), and there were still a few small snow piles at the edges of the fields at the end of the day. Thank You, Jesus, for warmer weather.
I'm glad you're still playing. Just because it may not be as easy as it used to be causes many people to quit things. I encourage you keep playing as long as you can, because softball is a blessing, a blast, and a mission field.
We're now 0-1 on the season. Ah, well. And we played a team we could have beat, yet I think there are multiple reasons why we didn't. I had fun, though. The opposing pitcher is an Auburn fan, and I'm an Alabama fan, so we have a friendly rivalry. Last year he walked me at least twice in a game (hit me once, but it only counts as a ball, yet I still don't move--it's slow pitch), and this year he didn't walk me, although he did sort of hit me with a pitch. I didn't strike out, either. Even the opposing team's SS said, "Remember, she doesn't move!" the 2nd time I was up to bat. I enjoy playing against that team. Even when we lose.
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