I am now playing for Newell American Legion; Post 287.
We were losing 7-1 when i came into the game in the 5th, and there was not a single inning where they didnt get at least a hit or two. And our pitchers were walking batters, and our fielders were making various errors.
So I just relaxed and used it as a chance to work on everything.
The first inning i had 1 K and 2 ground outs. The second inning i had 1 K, then couldnt jump high enough to stop a chopper, then a balk, then 1 K, then another ground out. And the third inning i had three more ground outs.
Tonight, I was brought into the game for relief. I came in with two outs and runners on first and second and we were down 6-5.
In the 4th with two outs, I struck out the first batter, then the 5th inning I struck out 1, then forced a lazy pop up to the third baseman, and one guy hit a line drive straight to the centerfielder.
The 6th inning I struckout the first batter, the next guy hit a grounder to first which was botched and rolled into rightfield and the kid was thrown out at second base, then struckout the third.
In the 7th I started out feeling a little sore in the shoulder and tired, I struckout the first guy, then beaned the second. Then I threw a past ball and he advanced, then I struck out the next two batters to end the game.
We ended up winning 11-5 after a serious rally in the sixth, so I technically get the win. I had 7 K’s and went 2-4 batting for the whole day with 3 RBI’s. (we had a double-header)
Sorry I went into so much detail but Im proud of my games today.
Tonight I pitched again, and I went a complete game. We ended up losing 4-2 b/c nobody would get their bat off their shoulder. So the other pitcher looked like a stud throwing just a fastball and change with a top speed in like the 70’s.
I had 8 K’s and 2 BB’s, and allowed 4 hits. 3 of those 4 were off the tip of the bat and softely landed just shallow of my outfielders. And we had a total of 9 fielding errors.
And batting wise I went 4-4 for the third straight game. For the season Im 17-25 now. So I did what I could but I still got the loss, which sucks b/c I need to have a team to play for after this week.