Softball Season Opener!

Well, our co-ed softball team "McCoy's" played their first game last night, under the lights. We had a fantastic turn-out, and everyone had a great attitude. I was a little nervous, having never played on a softball team before, but I decided to just play through it and hope I didn't make too many mistakes.

Our team was in the outfield at first, and I was assigned to "right center field". Now, first of all I was a little late getting to my position, (I didn't know we were already starting) because I was busy signing up for a t-shirt. Once I figured out that I was supposed to be playing, I found I had another problem: I didn't know where right-center was! But I asked one of my helpful teammates, and soon was where I needed to be.

That didn't last long, though, as I was immediately switched to second base. Um...ok. Now, I have no idea how to cover a base, where to stand, whome to throw too, ect. I let one go by me, but that's ok. Thankfully, I didn't see too much action that inning.

Then I got up to bat. I worked the count, and got one ball and one strike. I was waiting for "my" pitch. Then... bam! I hit one up high into left field! The man out there bobbled the ball for a bit, but then managed to catch it. I was out. Still, I was very happy that I'd connected so well with the ball.

Then, back in the field I went. This time, I was steadily stationed at right-center field. The action out there was kind of sparse, but I did run to get one foul ball (which probably took more time than it should have) and I missed one fair ball. That one was kind of embarassing because the second base-man ran for it just as I did. He got to it first (after coming from a much further distance away) and threw it all the way to the in-field.

I got up to bat one more time, this time I hit a grounder that got me out at first, ending our at-bat time of that inning. Its my new goal to get on base sometime this season.

I wasn't born with any real physical prowess (except for down-hill skiing). I wasn't the loudest, or cutest, or funnest, or most encouraging person there. I found myself wondering what I brought to the team. Well, right now all I can think of is that it is a team, and I must be important there for some reason that currently escapes me. But I look forward to finding out what that is, and how I can contribute. Look for more softball entries in the near future!

All scoring information about McCoy's can be found here.