Like Riding a Bike....

Tonight was my first fastpitch game in about...oh.....8 years. I played ball from the ages of 10-28, and then stopped for 7 years in Calgary. I played one year in Calgary but rode the pine the whole time (translation for all non-sporty people = sat on the bench). The coaches apparently didn't have faith in my capabilities.....

So I was a little worried, to say the least. I was concerned that I wouldn't run the bases quickly enough, and that my ball fear would take over. I used to always play catcher, so I had equipment and a mask on...and there was no reason to fear the ball. Now, since I am the newbie to the team, I have been assigned 3rd base...which gets a lot of the action considering about 80% of the batters are right handed. I have purchased a mouth guard too, so that if the ball hits my face, my beautiful teeth won't be knocked out :)

I did okay, actually. I surprised myself. I got on base for all 3 "at bats". I fielded the ball about 10 times and only under threw it once. I ran the bases fine. I mean, I know I am capable, I just thought that maybe those 8 years away would have made me tremendously rusty.

My confidence increased from about 40% to about 85% tonight. I'm looking forward to the rest of the season.

Fast pitch/baseball is never a fun sport to watch, but it's a great sport to play. It's nice to look forward to something each week again; it's been a long time since I have looked forward to anything.

Go Slyderz!

Disclaimer: the picture inserted above is in no way related to our team. I just added it to show you what kind of baseball it is that I play...