Just Chill

I know that blog has been long over due. I will try to do better in the future. Meanwhile I will try to take you back to June 2nd. The Arcturis vs. Space game was definitely one to remember and be proud of. I will not elaborate the play by play as I have in the past. Instead I will just make an effort to highlight the great moments of the game. We were fairly matched with Space. We had almost the same number of people, about the same number of heavy hitters, so the game came down to shear will and desire. First inning 2-2. Second inning still 2-2. Third inning 4-2, great job Ben and Wolf. Fourth inning we stayed right with them matching the 6 runs they made with s3 of our own due to some great hitting by Clark, Gary, Emert, Brok and Muller. End of the 5th Arcturis 10 to Space 9. Sixth inning we get a couple more (12-11). The last inning we did not manage to score and they came back to tie the score 12-12. That meant EXTRA INNINGS and in this league it also a race to finish before it gets to dark. Knowing the game was on the line meant pressure was on a rise. We had the last at bat so defense was key. They flat out killed the ball right out scoring 5 runs with the first 5 batters, ouch! That meant we had to score 6 to win, a feat we may not been able to do all game. The most we had scored in a single inning was only 3. David Kehm started us off with a solid hit to start the inning, but with two quick outs we felt that we had let another slip away. We lost most of our games last year by 2 or fewer runs. Gary kept us in the game and every one after Gary got a hit. The game winning hit by Chrissy Hill drove in Muller with such ease that John could take his time. We all knew we had some hitters, but women on our squad are consistent performers. We scored the needed 6 runs and extended the winning streak!

Arcturis is 2-1