Black and Gold Game

Today the team played in the annual Black and Gold game. The team was divided into two squads who played against each other for 11 innings!
The weather in Columbia was BEAUTIFUL today. The team was able to play on their own field with the sun shinning the entire afternoon.

The team was able to put the ball in play multiple times during the course of the 3 hour game! Jaydee Young hit the only home run on the day. Micaela Minner also hit a long ball that everyone but the umpire agreed was a home run! The black team won, although I can't remember the score of the game. If you would like more information about the game itself visit www.mutigers.com for a recap of the game.

I myself had a busy day today with the softball team. We are traveling in less than a week and so I'm starting to put together the camera bag and all the tripods I will need to take with me to travel. So before the game today I was busy gathering equipment and storing it all in one bag.

In the dugout before the game started today I learned how to get big forearms from Gina Schneider. She told us the story about when she was young and how her grandpa told her if she wanted strong arms she should open and close her hands quickly and to do that for a long time. She then demonstrated this process for us! Always a great person to have around if you need to be entertained. Some might say she is only good for jokes and electronics, but she has many more endearing qualities. I also learned that she gets picked on by her roommates. I didn't want to believe it at first, but Gina made me feel sorry for her the way she told her stories! Nevertheless we all had a great laugh.

I am excited for this year. It was so wonderful to be able to play outside today and have all the parents there to watch. It's like a big family; and I enjoyed catching up with many of the parents.

It was a long day though. I had to operate the cameras today which involved running back and forth to film left handed and right handed batters. Going 11 innings straight was hard work. And after the game I was able to entertain my mom and dad and the Nash family with dinner at my house. I'm exhausted now!

Well, the girls will get back to practicing on Monday. I will more than likely not be there, but if anything exciting happens, you know I'll be the first to let you know!

High Five!
Nichole