Last weekend Alex had another softball tournament. Believe it or not, this is the first 12-under tournament that we have played through to the end without getting rained out. We have actually played all the way through two 14-under tournaments but not a 12-under tourney. Don't get me wrong, we did have rain, with a 15-20 minute rain delay, in the championship game but it didn't stick around for long and we were able to finish the game.
Alex enjoys playing first base and pitcher. Their team made some great double plays during this tournament, what we like to call "Synergy ball". The better the teams they play against, the better they play. There were some good teams in this tournament and none of the games were easy games.
Finally a true first place win, playing all the games, and winning all but one. One of the teams from Georgia beat them in pool play - if we're gonna lose a game, we would prefer it be in pool play.
Not only did our girls play well but they exhibited a great deal of sportsman-like behavior in light of how one particular team behaved while playing us.
This is a very special team where the girls have become great friends. They enjoy spending time together off the field, which makes those long delays between games so much more bearable. We are very thankful for these new friends she's made as well as the parents who have become good friends to us.
After the tournament, when the tournament director was giving out the trophies, he gave our coaches two individual trophies to present to the best defensive player and to the best pitcher. You know where those went? Straight in the garbage! They told the girls it was a team effort and we couldn't have won without every one of them and no one player was more important than the others.
GO TEAM SYNERGY!
cool, nice quotes
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