Post 58 Back On Track

Last night with the #1 seed in hand Post 58 emptied their bench and gave those that have become the backup players on this team their chance to get playing time because as they say you may be one play away if an injury occurs to be in the starting lineup.

Eight errors and Post 58 suffered a 17-1 lost and in the six years I have been the PA man I can not remember any worse of a licking.  You have to remember all the players in the lineup last night started for a high school in our area this spring.  It is not like we played scrubs. I  also realize that we were less than 24 hours from having clinched the first prize that we were after and that is the #1seed  from our division.  We hold the home field advantage at least in the first two  rounds and probably the first three but that is a long ways off yet. I know emotionally we were not ready to play.

That is a problem for any team when you play what seems like every day.  It is hard to show up for work everyday as pump up as the day before, but that was last night and tonight Post 58 made a trip to the Albemarle Sound  to Edenton and all I can tell you about tonight's game is we won 7-5  Still not all of our starters played but more than last night and Coleman Pitt Post 58 remains undefeated in Division play at 8-0.They finish the regular season Sunday night at Wilson .  Tonight's victory was #14 in 19 tries.

Last night we miss played two fly balls to center field which we should have caught but were lost in the lights.  This is the first time it has happened to any of our players but it has happened several time to visitors  who in some cases have never had any idea where the ball is.  I wonder whether there is a bad location for a light pole behind home plate or maybe a bad back ground that about when full dark comes the center fielder has trouble picking up the ball coming off the bat.  It has happened too many times to be a coincidence.

I watched a thrilling College World Series Game as Virginia and South Carolina played extra innings and Virginia had the bases loaded in the 12th and 13th innings with either no outs or one and hit into two double plays.  You only get so many chances and South Carolina Beats Virginia 3-2 in thirteen innings.  It will be a all Southeastern finals as Florida will meet South Carolina for College baseballs crown.