Last Night...

We had many sick little girls on Thursday.  Annabelle, Meg, Grace and Teagan (not sick, big brother graduation!) we missed seeing your smiling faces on Thursday!  Special thanks go out to Shannon Smith for pitching in place of Coach Kevin - we should have had you in there the first inning too.

The game ball went to Tyler for 3 SMASH hits in innings 2-4!  Way to go Tyler.

Way to Go, SMASHhawks!!

Half a team but a full heart!  The SMASHhawks continued to play awesome softball on Saturday vs. the Tigers.  Defense was the theme of the day as the girls tallied 6 OUTS (can't pinpoint the 6th, but I know we had 6!):

(1) 1st Inning: Karina fielded a ground ball at first base and beat the runner back to the base.

(2) 2nd Inning: Rhea fielded a ground ball at pitcher and threw to Brooklynn for the out at first.

(3) 2nd Inning: Brooklynn fielded a ground ball at first and beat the runner back to the base.

(4) 3rd Inning: Karina fielded a ground ball at pitcher and beat the runner to home plate.

(5) 4th Inning: Brooklynn fielded a ground ball at pitcher and threw to Teagan for the out at first.

Brooklynn received the game ball for Saturday's game for being involved in 3 outs during the course of the game.  Great defense Brooklynn!

These Girls Can Hit!

It was another great night of hitting for the "SMASHhawks" (aka the Jayhawks)! There were several hits that made it out to the grass!! We also had some nice fielding plays. We'll continue to work on the accuracy of throwing, but the girls are doing a great job keeping in front of the ball.  Congrats to Abbigail on earning the game ball. She had not one, not two, but three "SMASH" hits! Way to go, Abbers!!!

Tonight's Make-Up Game

It was a beautiful night for softball!  Our girls continue to make improvements on defense.  We made a couple of outs at first base.  Teagan and Megan were very good fielding ground balls.  At this point in the season, our hitting is the most impressive.  We should rename out team the SMASHhawks because everyone on the team is hitting the ball hard!  Teagan received the game ball today for her deep drive from the right side of the plate in the first inning.  That is the farthest hit in a game yet, way to go Teagan!