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The Pros

So this was the very last game of our regular season. Next week we have play offs and then we are off for a few weeks before fall ball (assuming we can get a team together).

Last nights game against the Pros was an interesting one. We were supposed to have two games yesterday but the first team we were supposed to play had to forfeit since they couldn't field a team. So apparently the commissioner of the league thought that we were going to forfeit our second game for some reason, and told the ump for our field as well as the Pros that we weren't going to be there.

So we get there with no umpire and the Pros leaving the field. We get everything squared away and find an umpire that was hanging around getting ready for a late game and we can finally start the game.

We were the home team, so we were out in the field first and the Pros came out swinging scoring 4 in the first inning. It should have been 3, but I bobbled a pop fly that landed foul, but I should have had anyway. It was in my glove, but it popped back out. Bummer, but we got out of the inning not to much longer after that. Bottom of the first we scored 3.

We rallied a few innings later and put some runs up making the score 13-4. It was about this time that our pitcher Craig took a line drive to the family jewels, and amazingly still made the out at first. It was fantastic. Such dedication, such grit. Needless to say he sat out for a few innings icing down the goods.

So we had to pull in our second string pitcher, Will, who did fine the first inning he pitched with some good fielding we held them that inning. We are up and score one or two runs maybe. I walked a few times, and we were sitting pretty.

The next inning (the fifth I believe) Will is pitching again, and just keeps walking people. They score 7 before Will throws in the towel. And amazingly Craig comes back in to finish the game. He closed out that inning and pitched one more striking out the go ahead run in the sixth.

It was a rollercoaster of a game, but it was a good one. I think everyone played very well, but Craig is the MVP of the game. The only pitcher I know to start, leave the game, and come in to earn save.

Next week are playoffs, and I'll let everyone know how we did. Crossing our fingers for the campionship!

Labels: Softball

posted by Tom Becker at 8/11/2009