Christian finally finds his swing in tonight’s game against Harbor Square. At his first at bat he was a little slow swinging through hit the ball but got caught by the pitcher. His next at bat was in the 3rd inning and he got a single. Video down below.
The one thing that has been really missing with this team has been the kids talking to other and cheering each other on. Coach Kevin was always great at getting the team in to the game and my mission tonight was to get that team spirit going. At the top or middle of each inning I got all the guys together in a huddle and came up with a cheer. I also got them fired up in the field with the ‘Phatoms Ready?’ call. Still needs work, but it was a great start.
Christian let the ball get away from him on defense this game…Sometimes the old habits die hard. Still need to work with him on that, but he’s only had a couple lapses this year. He almost had a 4-6 combo with Zach in the 2nd, but Zach dropped the ball. All in all I can count on him to know the right defensive play.
It was pretty cool to see former teammates Sam and Reece on the other side. They each played positions that they wouldn’t have played on the Padres. I think I got Sam into the game by calling him ‘wiggles’ and he had a nice hit to left center field…Which then started a rally to get 5 runs in the inning to put them over the top.
Our next game is a late one, Monday at 7:00 pm on field 2 against Brock and Kameron’s team Olympic Paving. See you there!
Final Score: Harbor Square 7 – Coldwell 4
