Game 14 - June 9th

So maybe after Saturday's out of this world performance, the Grizzlies were due to come back to earth just a little bit :-) We didn't exactly have the same energy this game. Talking to the coach before the game, most of their players were playing their second year of coach-pitch and I'm guessing that everyone noticed they were a much bigger team. So it is understandable that our boys may have been just a little overmatched. However, the other team could be full of 7 footers and it shouldn't affect the things we can control, like remembering to cover a base, backing up a teammate, or being down and ready on every pitch - and unfortunately the Grizzlies struggled with some of those things more than usual.

All that said, I was pleased that we started to at least somewhat turn it around towards the end, particularly in the field. A few nice plays included:

• Brad fielded a ball nicely at shortstop and hustled to 2nd base for the force out to finally get our first fielding out of the game.
• Toby reacted quickly to a ground ball when playing the pitcher's area and made a solid throw to JD at 1st base for another out.
• Spencer got his head in the game at 3rd base and made a couple different nice plays to record force outs.

Kudos to our 2 MVP's - Toby showed some nice hustle in the field and made the nice out mentioned above. On a day where we struggled hitting a little more than usual, Kyle was our most consistent at the plate.

Only 1 more game! The boys promised me lots of energy and hustle on Thursday night. I know it is summer and it is fun to be swimming and doing all kinds of other active things out in the sun all day, but if you can make Thursday a more mellow day before our game I think it will serve to have sharp and energized baseball players for our last hurrah. Let's end this season with a bang!