What better way to spend a weekend than watching softball?! The weather was great...it never got too cold. I was a little disappointed in the fields at CG. No fences in the outfield makes a huge difference. I realize that both teams have the same disadvantage but it still stinks. I thought the Tucson teams that came down did well. SWAT did better than I thought they would. Having stayed down in the fall playing 12u I thought they would crumble completely but they did well against other "new"teams that moved up. They did have a pick up pitcher that they used A LOT. DT Blue picked up a strong pitcher but I never saw them utilize her. I could have missed it. They have a lot of speed but need to work on their defense a bit. Incidentally, they said they will never come back to CG until fences are used. Never is a long time.
The Tucson AZtecs performed really well. Their #1 catcher was injured and their #1 pitcher was sick, but both still played and played well. That #99 hit several homeruns....some at the 250ft range! They lost to the Fever twice but then.... so did everyone else...
Speaking of Fever....there is no question that this team is tough and plays well. I saw something on Saturday night that greatly disappointed me. They ended up pulling a stunt that I thought only 10u teams pulled. The Fever was already ahead...not by much but still ahead.... there was no reason to stoop to trickery and tomfoolery. I know it can be a legimate play but you dont see colleges doing that and we shouldn't see top teams doing it either.