Opening Day (Night) 2007

Finally softball has started back up. Finally I'll have something constructive to do on Monday, Wednesday and Friday again. Finally I'll get to see if all the gym time will pay off.

We started the season against the team with the next best record last year, the fire department. They didn't miss a beat because the 3rd, 4th and 5th batters all hit homeruns. We only mustered up one run in the bottom of the first. I got my first chance and wouldn't you know the second pitch I put it over the fence. I don't think my team knew what to say because I didn't hit a single one all last year, and here I was the first at bat of this year putting one out. Whatever they were feeling it jump started them and we jumped out to a 8-3 lead.

The fire department wasn't going away though as they tied it twice more before taking us into extra innings. In the extra frame they got two runs in the top and we were down to our last out when our right fielder sent one to the outfield. The ball was tracked down but by two teammates as they collided into one another, allowing the ball to drop to the ground. It was a bad way to win, but we'll take it.

We ended the night with one more game against the USS Guardian. They had lost a bunch of their starters and just barely fielded a team. Our bats remained hot as we jumped out quick and never looked back. In the fourth they tried a little run but we had already had too much and this one ended quickly by the 10 run mercy rule in the 5th inning.



2007 Season Record: 2-0