Full Swing

The 2009 softball season opened with a bang on Saturday. The League had opening ceremonies and the girls had the first game on the list (a 10:30am start time). The ceremony was good. Introductions of all the teams with prize drawings. A balloon release in memory of a former supporter of the league who lost their battle with cancer. Lastly, team pictures.

We welcomed both of Candystick's grandparents to the game. My parents made the trip down from Chatsworth. Cinderella's parents made the trip in from Fayetteville. The were not let down. The excitement level was high and the team performed wonderfully.

The team scored the max 6 runs in the first inning. Everyone was hitting the ball. The first inning ended when Candystick smacked the ball into the outfield, circling the bases, and obtaining her first recorded home run. It was the most exciting first inning.

You will find the ball up on the left side of the picture.

Thanks Papa for the photo.

Things settled down a bit after that inning. I think we really shocked the other team with our batting. At the 8U level, big hits are few and far between. Usually obtained by maybe 2 players per team. We have at least 6 players that when they connect can really produce bat speed and power.

The second inning things went a little flat as we didn't score any runs. The third inning was more of the first inning. The bats came alive and another 6 runs scored. Luckily, our girls held on didn't let the other team score any run until the third inning. The girls lost their focus for a short amount but pulled it back together to save the inning. They came to bat again with the time limit nearing. The umpire announced if 3 runs scored it would be over. 4 batters later - we had the three runs and the game was called. The final score was 15-3.

I couldn't be more please with Candystick's batting stance. We have worked on her hitting over the winter and she is listening and understanding the pointers I give. Opening day she showed she had listened. She went 3 for 3 with 2 doubles and a home run. I tried to explain she had a 1,000 batting average. However, I lost her in the calculations - she wasn't interested.


Thanks Grumps for the photo.

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Here a few more photos send back to us from Papa.









The first base coach has left the field.