" PILE OF RUNS" ! That is exactly what Coach Jamie directed The Cats to do ~ AND ~ that is exactly what the Cats delivered the 1st inning of this emotional baseball game ! Every single Mudcat got to the plate and after going all the way through the line up , the Umpire called the plate appearance for The Cats because the runs were piled up to 10 ! The Bats stepped up to hit ready to pile the runs on as well ! This inning ended with the Cats looking great but the Bats inched closer to our lead leaving the end of the inning 10-3.
The 2nd inning left the Cats scoreless and the Bats took advantage of some Mudcat errors and brought their runs even closer to 10-7 ! It must be noted, this bleacher Mom was proud of Cameron giving a "glove pat on the head" to a Bat player on 3rd base as he came around from a bomb of a hit !
Lets just call the 3rd inning, " LOCKED and LOADED" ! Let me explain~
Bases loaded, Sam came to the plate and hit Finn in 11-7.
Bases loaded, Mason came to the plate and hit Moose in 12-7.
Bases loaded, Alex came to the plate and hit Jay & Sam in 14-7 !
This should have proved to be a great relief for a cushion of a lead for The Cats !
Solid defense only allowed 1 run to be scored by The Bats leaving this inning in the books 14-8.
4th inning was not a hitting opportunity for our Cats but proved to be the PDQ chicken break all the bleacher Mom's and family ! The smell of the chicken, fries and apple slices proved to be distracting as not too many web- gems were captured this inning. The Bats did inch closer to our lead 14-9.
The Moose was on the loose to start off the 5th inning ! Moose started us off with excitement that The Cats really needed. This inning proved to be costly for The Cats as many errors, overthrown balls and mental mistakes took a toll on our "cushiony" lead! 15- 17 YES THATS A "17" :-(
Mudcats now DOWN "2" runs just meant every Mudcat fan needed to once again bring a bottle of aspirin just in case of a baseball induced heart attack ! Goodness these Cats are not called the "Cardiac Cats" for nothing ! The Cats did come alive and battled but The Bats held tough and kept the score at 15-17 !
Tough tough loss. Hitting was AWESOME but you can't hit until you make a play and get the outs needed to win! Our crazy throws & mental errors and too many "EAT-IT" moments, resulted in a few good innings at the plate for The Bats that were hard to overcome !
We love our Cat's and look forward to building on this experience !
Just an after thought ~ BUT~ if you want to "PUMP" up your Mudcat~~ take a look at The Slideshow from the last season ! It always gives me chills and may be just what the seasoned Cats need to remember the outcome when you work hard and an inspiration for our new Cats !!!
" Light 'Um Up Cats" !!! http://vimeo.com/67355505 ~~ just click on play :-)
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