We win again. 14-13

We won the game tonight. It was close. We let them score 4 runs in the top of the 7th which meant that we had to score 4 in the bottom to win. We even did that the hard way. We loaded the bases with 1 out and then Mike hit a double. That scored 2 with Mike at 2nd and me at 3rd. Jeff came and hit a single which scored me and tied the game. Mike tried to score too.

Sorry Mike did score but he was called out at the plate. The call was so obviously wrong that for the first time I had to restrain myself from going after an umpire. I had picked up the bat as I crossed the plate and was standing on the opposite side of the play from the umpire. He saw the same thing I did and when he called Mike out I felt myself throwing the bat at him, which was really weird because my arms weren’t moving. I decided that I should walk away before I did actually throw it at him.

They made a great throw to the plate and the ball arrived as Mike did. The catcher made the catch and slapped the ball down on his chest. The problem is that when she hits his chest his feet are already 2 feet past the plate. He slid about another inch after the tag and still had his but on the plate. HE WAS SAFE. That call hurt.

Our next batter was Kristen and she took about 7 pitches. Jeff managed to steal 2nd while this was happening. When she finally had a fair hit it was a long fly-ball which their center fielder dropped allowing Jeff to score from second. He had to run a long way for it but probably should have made the catch. Game over.

We now play a best of 3 against the leagues best team. A team that beat us twice by a combined total of 4 runs. We can beat this team. We play on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday if needed.

We have now won 12 of our last 13 games and the only loss was too the team we now face. We only lost that one by one run and we probably should have won it anyway.

This team has come a long way this year and after 6 years of playing for them I think that it is about time that we win the whole thing.

Wish me luck.