Monday, April 20, 2009

Frosty but fun

If I could throw out the weather, that is the kind of game I like. A pretty good pitching performance by both teams, a come back, and then a come back.
Things I liked tonite:
1. Jerald pitched a really nice game
2. Mickey had a great defensive game, and went 3 for 4 at the plate, with two of the hits being key events in the game.
3. No quit in the team. They could have been down after blowing the lead, but instead it was, "We get to play another inning? Cool." (Much to the chagrin of the parents!)

Other things of note: kinda cool that we threw a kid out at first on a hit to right field (Ed to Will I think, maybe Mickey was at first?)
CJ had a nice play at shortstop to throw somebody out
Spencer made a nice play at catcher on a foul pop up
We ran the bases well (tho a couple steal signs got missed, which irks me somewhat!)
Our backing up of throws was much better tonite. I was getting on Grant's case on Saturday, but he did a good job of that at the SS position tonite.
Both Will and Cody got on base with some bunts. We may try that some more!

Our batting as a whole was a little shaky. But it was cold, and it is hard to stay loose and limber for batting. We do need to stay in the box, and step at the pitcher when swinging. A lot of the guys were talking about numb hands, so it is hard to hit and field the ball with that.

If somebody were to offer me 2-1 with 3 games in 4 days, I would take it. I like where we are at, and what we have done so far. We need to continue to improve, but all in all, I am very happy with what the boys have done.

Friday looks nice--no wind chills!

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