Strawberries Mean It's Softball Season

I am sore. Haha! But I wouldn't have it any other way. We got in both our softball games tonight, despite the 70-90% chance of precipitation we had when we checked the weather forecast earlier this morning. The further into the day we got, the lower the chances got, so we couldn't have been more fortunate to get them in. The games went well, and my teammates were all very fun to play with. I'm really looking forward to the rest of the season. The first game started off well as we made a mini-comeback and got the win 12-10. The second game didn't go as well, though, as our opponent got its bats going, and we couldn't, as we fell 13-3 in 6 innings. For the day I think I did pretty well for it being my first outing in a while. I went 3-for-5 with a double and 2 runs scored (should have been 3 runs scored, but the umpire called me out in a close play at the plate where I was definitely safe). I also had a blast in the outfield chasing down fly balls and had a few nice catches (well, at least I think so!). Another double header next Sunday (it's a double header league). I was really glad to get out and play some ball today.

Baseball has been going well, but we dropped 2 of 3 games this weekend at our annual Ryan Kearney Classic. Our record stands at 14-6. We fell to state-ranked (#2 in DIII) Clear Fork 4-3 in extra innings then dropped a game to Northwestern after it was a 1-run game going into the 7th inning. After those two losses, we bounced back and took down Loudonville 12-3. The tournament seeding was today. We got the #3 seed behind state-ranked Hillsdale and the Northwestern team that just beat us. We play Black River first, and then the winner of Northwestern and Black River (I think). We'll see how it goes. We have a good team and can make some noise, but so can everyone (as we've learned). Go Titans!

Everything else has been going well. Just working, baseball, and mowing during the week, and then more baseball and hanging out with Jennifer when I can during the weekends. I love being busy!

Smile! May God continue to bless you.