Well, 3 full months of softball has come to an end. The all-star team lost in the District #14 championship game tonight against Middlebury. I've got to hand it to Middlebury, they are a great team! The coach went to college with Tony and so we were talking with him afterwards. They practice year round. In the winter they have batting practice each week by using the indoor batting cages. They can use the gym for some practicing before they actually get outside. Their pitchers take lessons from Notre Dame coaches.... Let's just say that Middlebury is very serious about softball! Our team was presented with pins that say "9-10 year old all-star team" on them. I thought the winning team would get a trophy but they got pins too. Their's probably said 1st place or something. I guess this is the farthest that any of the Concord all-star teams got this year, so that feels good.
Madison's highlight of the evening was that she finally got to play her beloved 1st base for 2 innings. Our best pitcher (Jenny) walked 5 girls in before throwing in her towel due to a pulled muscle (or something). The rule is that if you have a player who is injured and can't bat... the other team gets to choose a player who would usually be sitting out to come and bat and play the field. It was Madison's turn to sit out. We couldn't figure out why 3 of our players went out on the field and stood arm and arm in front of the other coach and kind of "modeled it up" for him. Ha! All 3 of them had already struck out earlier (it was a no hitter). He choose Madison! (YIKES!). SOooo, she had to bat again (another strike out) and that's when she got to play 1st base. So that payment of striking out was worth it for her at least. She got to play the entire game this way. : ) She made a great play at 1st base too. Wish I had it on video for you.
Don't worry... it won't be a dull sports moment for long. Concord Youth Soccer (CYS) practices start TOMORROW!... the cleats don't get to cool off yet. Ha!
Tomorrow I'll try and post about Madison's cake she decorated for the 4H fair.
Would anyone believe me if I said, "I'm tired...."
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Congratulations to Madison and her team on a job well done! I definitely would like to see her play soccer as I've never seen a game before.
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