Windham and Lacy Goes Down

This one was a big one. This was one softball game that I definitely wanted to win. I went to high school with a lot of the players from the other team, so bragging rights were on the line last night.

We got down early when W & L scored 5 runs in the first inning. I got a little nervous, but I knew their defense was a little suspect. We were also missing two of our starters. We had a whole new look in the outfield. That didn't effect our bats though. We had one of the best hitting games as a team last night. It seemed like everyone was on fire. We came back and scored 4 runs of our own in the bottom of the first. From there, we kind of took charge. We got a lead and held it till the top of the 6th inning. In that inning we game them about 6 outs. I made an error, couldn't make a catch on a ball blooped into the outfield, and numerous other dropped balls in this inning. We stayed composed though. Our team is tough minded and we weren't going to let this one slip away. We had played too well to let that happen.

The bottom of the 6th inning started off with Aaron getting a base hit to lead it off. Then, John hit a single to left field that moved Aaron to second base. Next, Rashaun (our replacement outfielder for the game) hit a ground ball to second and everyone was safe. That left Aaron on third, John on second, and Rashaun on third base. I came up with the bases loaded. W & H moved their outfielders up to try and save the game if the ball was hit to the outfield. Jeff said, "Just hit it over their head." I stepped in and looked around. I didn't crush the ball, but I hit a fly ball to left field. The outfielder caught it, but Ace (with his mom screaming, "RUN ACE RUN", he trotted home for the victory. We won our fourth game in a row.

Without our leadoff man, yours truly had to step in a get things started. I did well. I went 4-4 with a walk of sacrifice fly to end the game. That's right, we one the game 17 to 16 in the bottom of the 6th inning. It was a hard fought game for both teams, but we prevailed. This kept us ina tie for second place with Reeder's Auto. We play them next week. That one is going to be exciting. Stay tuned to see how we finish the season.