Slo-Pitch two's

July 23 vs Stirling Ave
Anna is starting to grasp the concept and say the word "two", so that is top of mind as I reflect on last night's slo-pitch game against Stirling Ave.
Dave Frey lead us in the batting department, going two-for-four, and scoring the first of our two runs. Mackenzie had three hits, so let's say that the Frey's were the offensive leaders. John Pries and I each had two hits, as well, with me getting the only two-base hit. A number of hard-hit balls that were caught could have improved the stats for the rest of our hitters.
Defensively, we acquitted ourselves reasonably well. Cal Jutzi caught a line drive to start a double-play. A whole team effort kept Stirling to one run in each of the third, fourth, and fifth innings, and blanked them in the ninth. By my count, we didn't give up more than four runs in any one inning, although in the end Stirling plated twenty-two.
Two final two references: two players joined Mark in an after-game painting party, which went until two in the morning.
Next week we play Tuesday at 7 pm on Diamond 'B', visitors against Waterloo North. Cam, Cal, Scott, Kathy (pending Anna arrangements), Dave, Mackenzie, and Steven Metzger have told me they plan to play. That is seven players. Mark is gone, John is a maybe. Others, please try to come, and let me know.
Upcoming dates:

Wed, Aug 6 at 9 pm vs Westheights;

Tues., Aug 12 at 7 pm vs Rockway;

Wed, Aug 20, at 9 pm vs Glencairn.

Playoffs will start either Monday, August 25, or Tuesday, August 26, then continue either Tuesday or Wednesday evenings the first few weeks of September.

Practice? I know this is a rarely-heard word around our team, but it could be fun. Often, during games, we only get a few at-bats, and may only see half a dozen pitches the whole night. Why don't we get together outside of the game time once before playoffs to get some batting, baserunning, and fielding practice? We can finish off with a game of scrub. I'll even bring some treats if it helps attendance! I suggest either Sunday afternoon August 17 or 24, or Monday evening, August 18. Please let me know which dates work or don't work for you. We'll find a diamond in K-W once we know the date and who is coming.