We are back folks, and if this game is any indication of what is to come then we are in for a hot season! The Cats were the home team so we played the field first. We kept the self-proclaimed “Allstars” from scoring any runs. We got up to bat and things started out a little rough. They got 2 outs on us almost immediately, but things got better fast as the combination of walks and hits worked in our favor. I can’t remember the exact number, but we got a ton of runs that inning.
When we headed back out to the field we witnessed the coolest thing ever! One of the Allstars made the mistake of hitting a ball right to our true all-star Short Stop, Jonny. There were runners on 1st and 2nd. The ball was hit and the runners started to advance. Jonny caught the ball tagged 2nd before the runner could get back to his bag, and then Jonny made a perfect throw to Justin at 1st who was also able to tag his bag before the runner could get back safely. Yes people, you are reading that right. We are talking a triple play here! It was truly amazing. You should have been there because your eyes may never witness such an awesome site.
Jess was smokin’ at 2nd as usual. She made some great stops. We are so glad to have such a fearless girl on our team! Our outfield did well too (Brandon, Brindi, Billy, and Lacey), thought they didn’t get to see too much action this game. I do remember Brandon making one sweet catch in left field.
Ryan was our pitcher. This was his first time pitching for us and he did great! He even had one strike out, which is not easy to do in slow pitch softball. Ryan also assisted some good plays. Becky was our catcher. Though there weren’t too many opportunities for plays at home because the other team didn’t score too often, Becky did a great job encouraging Ryan to pitch well. I played 3rd. I made one catch, and was able to get the ball all the way back over to 1st when needed, though never in time for the out. At least I kept the runner at bay.
Billy is a phenomenal hitter. He is a switch hitter who can knock the crap out the ball when batting from the left, and can consistently hit all that passes him from his right. Pretty sweet huh? In fact, all of our guys are hitting well this season, hence our win 13 to 5 this week! I can’t wait for next week when we play the Birds of Doom. See you then!
Here are a few pics of some of our ThunderKittens:
