The most amazing thing happened last night at my kickball game—WE WON!!!!!!! And not just by a little, but by 7 points! The final score was 10-3! It was as if all the planets and stars aligned or something, we just played really really well. Everything seemed to fall into place—we made all kinds of good catches, didn’t overthrow, etc.

I think it also helped that our shortstop from last season was finally able to come play last night. She is amazing and was our MVP. Basically if the ball comes in her direction, she will catch it, and she will get it where it needs to go in time. She is also very good at physical contact. For instance, she stepped on 3rd base to force the runner out. However, despite being obviously out, the runner decided to slide anyway, essentially kicking her in her side and knocking her over. Amazingly, she did not drop the ball! She does, of course, now have a giant hideous bruise, but this is just one example of how hard core she is.

Afterward, many of us went to celebrate at the bar. We challenged the team we beat to some flip cup, and to their credit, they beat us every time. So, while they were unable to take us on the field, they at least got bragging rights off the field. They were a good team to play against though, because they seemed to have a good attitude and were more like us in terms of just wanting to play and have fun and not all about being super competitive.

Of course, I will say that winning—especially by a sizable margin—makes playing the game even more fun!! As for me…I didn’t do anything really awesome during the game—I made it to 2nd once before our team got 3 outs, and one of my turns to kick I got out running to first, but it allowed one of my teammates to score, so I guess sacrificing for an RBI is pretty good.

Hopefully our good playing will continue into the latter half of the season. :)

Posted at 6:50 PM |