This is why we're HOT!!!

June 23, 2007

Saturday began with an exciting early morning game against the Blue Springs Lightning Green....yep, the same team that beat us at the CowTown Showdown. The Lightning opened up an early lead, but we held off many more scores. In the bottom of the last inning, the girls charged back with some excellent bats and base running, only to end up a few runs short. Great come back girls and way to not give up on yourselves and the team!!! Next was a game against the Southside Slammers. Our bats were on, but we just needed an extra 12 inches on many hits to change the game. The Firebirds were again united as a team and working together! We hit ball after ball, only to have them caught and caught again. Giving credit where it is due, the Slammers are a great defensive team with excellent fielding skills and fundamentals. The girls are maintaining their composure - sometimes better than the coach (we were minus 1 coach for the game)! Firebirds ended up on the short end of the 0-2 score. But another great game - - - we are getting better and better.

After that game, the girls and families all ended up watching the other games and enjoying the shade!

Our final game of the day, but the 1st in the bracket play for the tournament was against the PC Raiders. I don't remember facing this team before and they had a FIERCE pitcher. One of the hardest pitchers to read. The girls did AWESOME - they hit and gained confidence each time at the plate. Everyone was aggressive on the bases and stole whenever possible. The Firebirds came out on top and we would start Sunday in the winners bracket!