Grounding the Flyers: Webster 15, Lindbergh 9

After our thumping at the hands of Pattonville earlier this week, we took our show on the road to Lindbergh, where, more or less coincidentally, I am working for the time being (not the high school this time though, but Truman Middle School). I got to visit with a couple former students, the Cochran brothers, one of whom (Eric) is the new head principal at Lindbergh HS and the other (Keith) who helped shepherd me through last year's maternity leave sub gig.

We've kind of had our way with Lindbergh the past few seasons, and 2015 was no exception. Our lefty top-of-the-order twosome, Olivia and Alina, set the table and by the time the Flyers had recorded six outs they trailed 8-0. The scoring kind of bounced back and forth after that, although a 5-run 6th inning put the finishing touches on what turned out to be a 15-9 win. Give Lindbergh credit, though; they didn't fold their tent and kept battling to force a full 7 innings. Nevertheless, we were able to give every player at least one AB in preparation for tomorrow's Parkway Central Tournament. 

(Confessional disclaimer: I'm actually writing this the evening after the PC Tournament. Now that I'm temporarily working full time my [patient] wife thinks I should spend a little time with her on a Friday evening. It was nice to see our former player Claudia LeSage on her first night as a hostess at Milagro.)

The key element to this game was the energy the team brought to Flyer Field and served as a definite step forward in terms of team chemistry and commitment.