High school softball has begun and our girl played in her first tournament as a varsity player.
The first day of the tournament was a tough welcome into the world of varsity sports: She lost her first start as a varsity pitcher and went 0 for 5 (for the day) at the plate.
The second day of the tournament yielded quite a different result: She won her first game as a varsity pitcher, went 5 for 6 (for the day) at the plate and her team won first place in their pool. Sure it was the losers bracket but hey – of all the losers they were # 1!
In the first game she launched this shot to the wall in the center field gap:
Her next at bat she bounced one off the wall in left:
Her next at bat she punched a grounder in between 3rd and short:
Yep, one shy of hitting for the cycle isn’t bad for a day at the plate.
Good for her the memory of her first varsity tournament ended with day 2 instead of day 1!
Randy Wray
March 9th, 2010 at 10:35 am
You go, little Wray girl!
March 9th, 2010 at 12:58 pm
I’m not Madison’s grandfather, but I am a grandfather so I read this. Congrats to her!! Are you involved in coaching at all, or just a crazy parent in the bleachers?