Finally, a practice!

Finally got a softball practice under my belt, and it was a perfect night for it. Pleasantly mild (about 68 degrees), gentle wind, enough cloud cover to keep the sun out of your eyes – perfect softball weather. And I think the thing that made it most worthwhile was that there were 11 other guys who had come out for our second team practice. In past years, we’d get 13 or 14 for the first practice, then 5 or 6 for the next three practices, which is kinda useless. So far, we’ve seen 18 different guys come out. The season’s looking bright (or was that the reflection of the sun off of a windshield of a car in the parking lot?).

Personally, I was excited that I was able to chase down some fly balls on a dead sprint. Now, keep in mind that a dead sprint for me is somewhere between power walking and a brisk jog. The last few years I’ve been dealing with some knee issues and a variety of other aches and pains, so it was good to go to practice, play hard, and wake up this morning not feeling like I’d gotten hit by a bus. If I can keep it up all season, maybe I’ll even leg out a few extra base hits this year!

So bring on the season, ‘cause the Immanuel Men’s Softball Team is ready to roll…or something like that.