We got a nice turnout of 15 players for softball and played a 7 on 7 doubleheader (six innings each), while I pitched for both squads.
The two teams:
A: Saraloni, Bebis, Meersky, Shep Jr., Papa Shep, Tay, Hamdog.
B: Nate, Rhino, Mama Shep, The Don, Francois, Kimber, Jackson.
The weather held out and we only had to suffer through some rain in the first inning of Game 2 until it cleared again.
Team B managed to squeak out a 10-9 victory in the opener after taking a big 9-1 lead after three innings and also won the nightcap 14-12 in an offensive explosion for both teams in a back and forth contest. The Don used his family jewels to knock down a game ending groundout to seal the game 2 victory. There were lots of longballs in game 2 as a fatigued Bluey got a sore neck watching the balls fly overhead.
And speaking about flying overhead...It is rumored that ESPN "The Ocho" sent a DirecTV blimp over the field to capture the aerial footage. The blimp soared right over the field.
More pictures of the game can be found on my Facebook page.
After the games, we retired back to our home for a BBQ and bonfire.
Everyone got to ride the Honda Big Red and were given tours of our and Tay's Dad's property.
Bluey and Tay made BBQ chicken, burgers, dogs, brauts, baked ziti, baked beans and pasta salad. Our guests also brought some nice tasty sides and desserts. Thank you for that! Mama Shep's homemade cookies were unbelievable!
Choder and AmE came for the BBQ later on and brought their kids, who got a real kick out of our kittens, feeding the chickens grapes and riding in Big Red. Choder's young son somehow always seemed to gravitate to the cooler for a beer, Odd, almost like he was trained to do so.
Our teens disappeared for about an hour to jump on large round hay bales at the top of the property, while the rest of us chilled, told stories and enjoyed the bottled brews (Newcastle, Yuengling and Sam Adams) around the fire.
All in all, one heck of a nice day with great friends, food and wandering fowl.
Thanks to all for making the day an absolute success and so much fun!
This was our first opportunity to have friends at our place and Tay, I and my girls had such a good time.
We'll try to schedule one more softball/BBQ/bonfire event in late August.
Check your email for details in a week or two.
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