Another Softball Report

And for this weeks softball report we again turn to Bob and Fred.

Fred - Welcome to tournament season. This week begins tournament season for softball for BYU-Idaho. Sean is playing for The Big D's. (no - he didn't come up with the name). How did Sean do today?

Bob - Sean batted 6th tonight, 1 up from his usual 7th position in the batting order. During his first at bat, on the third pitch Sean hit a outfield ground ball to get on base. He ----

Fred - Wait! Sean actually got on base???

Bob - Yup. He was as surprised as you are and was actualy dancing on the first base and, in a little girls voice, chirping "I got on base. I got on base."

Fred - Wow, that's amazing. Did he stay there?

Bob - On the next hit on the next batter, the base coach told Sean to take third. The ball was there before Sean was. Sean slid anyway, tore his pants, and wounded his left knee. He was out.

Fred - It's important right now to mention to both Sister and Father that these were work jeans - not the ones either of them had purchased in the last year. How was Sean's knee?

Bob - It bled. But sean didn't care; he got on base. For his next at bat, Sean did an in field ground ball but was able to move his chubby butt up to first base before the ball and got on base. The next batter drove Sean to second. The next batter after that was the third out. Sean Never made it past second. For his third and final at bat, the bases were loaded with 1 out. Sean hit the ball pretty close to second base. The guy running from first to second got out, but San batted in a run. That's right Fred - Sean actually got an RBI!!

Fred - It sounds like Sean had his best day yet at the plate. How was his fielding?

Bob - Sean didn't have any pop-ups into right field, but he did stay in front of the ball all three times it came near him. He ran well and helped keep people on there bases. He did not get anyone out, though.

Fred - Did any one score off of him?

Bob - No. They just got to base before he got to the ball.

Fred - And the team - how did they do?

Bob - Well, after losing three times in the three games played in the regular season, the Big D's pulled out this time and won 11 to 7. On a bit of a ironic note, this was the same team they played last week and lost 25 to 10 to.

Fred - What now?

Bob - The Big D's advance to tomorrow. Sean has to make the descion to go to 12-step (which he hasn't been to in two weeks) or to go to the game where he will actually be needed. But the Big D's do move on.

Fred - What about Sean's knee and pants?

Bob - Sean's knee has been washed and cleaned and is now drying out. His pants are soaked with blood and he's not allowed to play in torn jeans. So those jeans will soon become shorts and he will take his last pair of work jeans with him tomorrow, if he goes.

Fred - How does Sean feel?

Bob - Today was a crappy day with ADG breaking up with him. As ~Gu~ put it "Sean, you just can't catch a break." But ending the day with an RBI and only 1 out on his scorecard. Sean's pretty stoked.

Fred - Well until tomorrow (probably), I'm Fred and he's Bob and this has been a softball report.