2nd Game

I thought about being cruel and making you wait until the end of the post to know who won, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. If you've looked at the updated bracket, our team lost. You can't really tell it by looking at the score (1-11), but it was a heart-stopping game -- honest!
This pic (left) is of Dad and Samuel before the game. Samuel has his hoodie on his pitching shoulder to keep it warm. (It would have been a less cluttered picture if I'd gotten my camera out sooner.)

First inning: Samuel pitched to five batters (12 pitches) and had 1 strike-out. Throughout the entire game, our pitchers did EXCELLENTLY; it was our fielding that was sadly lacking. There was only 1 run scored in the first inning. On offense, P walked to first, but he got out there when he tried to steal second during the next batter. Mat and J both struck out. SCORE: 0-1.

Second inning: Samuel pitched to four batters (11 pitches). No score for Kerrville! On offense, we had two strike-outs, one walk, and then another strike-out. SCORE: 0-1.

Third inning: Samuel pitched to seven batters (28 pitches) and had 1 strike-out and 1 walk. One run in for Kerrville. Things were looking up on offense: Mas got a single and ended up crossing home plate during the following runs: Co walked; P struck out; Mat hit a pop-fly; J walked; and S struck out. SCORE: 1-2.

Fourth inning: Samuel pitched to six batters (25 pitches) and had 1 walk. Then, his alotted pitch count finished (75+ pitches: 2 strike-outs, 2 walks), he was followed up by Mat. Kerrville went back to the dugout with five more runs due a lot more to errors than poor pitching. On offense, Da walked, Samuel and G (in for Dr) struck out, Mas had a single, and Ch (in for Co) struck-out. SCORE: 1-7. This particular inning was full of chaos. For example, one particular play (on defense) had a foul ball across the third base line. The third base runner ran down and ran into the ball. He was called out. Meanwhile, the batter ran to first. They threw the ball to Samuel (pitching at the time), who threw it to first and got that guy out. The runner who had been on first or second, ran across home plate in the ensuing melee. It was eventually figured out (the third base runner was out, the batter went to first, and the one-who-ran-across-home-plate returned to second) but that is just an example of this terribly long and disheartening inning.

Fifth inning: They pulled Mat during this inning so that he could pitch again soon (40 pitches: 2 strike-outs and 1 walk). S came in for him. Kerrville got three runs overall. On offense, P and Mat walked, and J, S, and Dan struck out. SCORE: 1-10.

Sixth inning: Kerrville only got one run. S finished out with 21 pitches to his name (2 strike-outs). Samuel struck out, Dr got a single, Mas walked, and Co struck out. FINAL SCORE: 1-11.

After the game, the entire team (yes, we counted this time) went to a Johnson City restaurant called El Rancho and had their supper at 11:00 at night. The boys surrounded the boom box, playing a variety of rap music, including a popular favorite, apparently, "Soldier Boy." According to Samuel: "The adults drank beer, ate chips, and talked boring stuff. The kids' favorite meals were burritos, enchiladas, cheeseburgers, and nachos. And we ice-skated around the floor in our cleats." As a side-note, not all the adults drank beer, and most of them had more than just chips.

I do definately have pics and video for all of you. We maxed out our little camera's memory card, but we brought a different camera, also. The video quality isn't quite as good, but it saves a lot more video and pictures. So, I'll be posting those up here today, when I get time and have looked at all the media ('cause we got a lot!). Added 6/30/08: All pics/videos that are going to be up for this game are up!

Again, we got to bed at 1 in the morning. This afternoon, we are going to the Wimberley nursing home to represent our church. You are welcome to drop on by!

My apologies to everyone who checked out the blog this morning in vain! (Although I did update the bracket as soon as we got home. Remember, the link is over in the left-hand column.)

~m~
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