Two programs going in opposite directions. It wasn’t that long ago that Hazelwood West was a serious competitor, but while we’re adding teams and talent, the declawed Wildcats are struggling to find players at all, much less players with experience. I credit the Feeder League for that.
Here’s the main takeaway from today’s 15-0 win over Hazelwood West. It’s not news to me or Coach Cerutti or Coach Wylie, but it’s something I shared with the girls today, and now with you, the readers.
Of the many things I like about this team, perhaps what I like best is how they take care of their business, take responsibility for their preparation. They don’t need us to yell at them to get going, or warm up, or take care of their own or the team equipment. They know what they need to do and go about doing it. While we’re talking about a softball team, this is a valuable life skill that these young women are growing.
There really wasn’t much to the game. We probably could have scored our needed 15 runs in the first inning or two, but there was no need so we put on the brakes and the mercy rule wasn’t triggered until 2 outs in the bottom of the third. We hit what could, played solid defense and went home early.
Tomorrow might be something similar as we take on the Crusaders of Cor Jesu over at Affton. We are looking forward to evening up the playing time and ABs (no, spell-check, not abs) of our valuable reserves – which brings up one final point and another thing I really like about the players on this team. They are good, unselfish teammates, willingly giving up time, without complaint, for their teammates when asked, understanding that we are more than a group, we’re a team.
Did I mention how much I like these girls? Yeah, thought so. Check back for pictures.
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