We started off the day with yet another delicious breakfast prepared by Helen. Then we headed off to the fields for our first game which was at 11:00 against Endicott. Endicott crossed the plate first to make the score 1-0 but we fought back to tie it up at 1-1, which put us into extra innings. Endicott scored two runs in the top of the eighth. In our half of the inning Liz Burr started at second base for the international tie breaker rule. She moved to third base on a pitch hit single by Amanda Downey, so with runners on first and third it was my turn up to bat. I got the suicide squeeze sign and laid down a bunt between the pitcher and first basemen which Liz scored easily. With the score 3-2, Amanda on second and myself on first Maggie Bodenlos stepped up to the plate. She put her aggressive and powerful hitting skills to the test when she ended the game with a three run homerun, giving the Gators the win with a score of 5-3. We then took our lunch break and refueled ourselves with another pump-up jam session in the vans with the AC blasting. We then came back out to face Anderson for the 3:00 game. Anderson came out of the gates strong and ready to hit. They took an early lead but we didn’t back down, as we chipped away at Anderson’s lead. However, with the hole we put ourselves into, we were never able to gain the lead, and fell to Anderson 8-4.
We then took off to go scout Kean for preparation for a later contest. Finally, it was time to head back to our houses to hurry up and clean up for our family and friends dinner. Although there was a competition over the showers and some of us having to rinse off in the pool. We were served a delicious variety of homemade dishes. This was a great time for everyone to mingle, while eating the delicious food. After taking many pictures to create memories, we headed back to our separate houses to finally relax after a very long and warm day. We can’t wait to get back on the field and come out with two solid games tomorrow! - Allison Piper, Freshman
Here are some pictures from our games and family and friends dinner today:
