Game Over

Today was the final Sunday of Fall Baseball. We had a single elimination tournament. We played the only undefeated team in the league and held them 5-3 until the final inning. They scored one, then had 2 on base. We had two outs on them and a slow grounder back to the pitcher, who might have tossed it a little too hard and a first baseman who might have been a little too short....overthrow into right field and game over. They move on and we go home.

Was it that one play that did us in. Nope, they played great ball today and we (the coaching staff) made sure they knew it!! Were we a little disappointed going home early, yes...were the parents willing to stay till 8pm to play the championship, sure! But I heard a little sigh of relief as parents congratulated players on a good season, thanked us coaches for out time and loaded the kids into the minivan thankful for the extra 6 hours to run errands, go to church and just finally have a Sunday at home with the family.