This post is long overdue! Those of you who read my Christmas post know that Marlie really wanted to play softball this year. I think it was just an attempt to spend more time with Dad...and it definitely was...but she ended up loving it too!
Thankfully Marlie got picked by Coach Kelsey who was so fabulous with the girls. And Dad got to help too! The girls were all first-timers but they did great! The first practices and the first scrimmage were hilarious! But Marlie looked so cute! I don't know if you remember this jersey from Matt's 5th birthday party, but it sure did look cute on Marlie!
The girls were excited for their first game. Dad thought we might not win even one game but guess what? They won ALL but 2!! This league was great for first-timers...you got 3 chances to hit from the pitcher and then 2 chances off the tee. By the end of the season Marlie was doing great hitting off the pitcher. And like Matt, no matter what, she loved to slide into home! Since you can only play pitcher for 1 inning during the game, the girls all got to rotate and play different positions. Marlie made several outs during the season at first and at home plate. Once she even ran to the outfield for the ball, ran like a cheetah to home plate and tagged the girl coming home!
The Sparkles made it to the championship game in the end of season tournament. The game went into 2 extra innings and we lost by 1. They came so close to winning with 2 less girls on the field and against a team that was very serious. I was so proud of them! Marlie looks like Hitler because Matt wanted to warm up with her before the game. He decided she needed to learn how to catch pop flies and well...she caught one with her lip!
A big thanks to Dad for this season. We had so much going on that I wasn't sure how we were going to manage to fit this in. But Dad went to every practice and game and helped Marlie learn how to hit and catch at home. She had an amazing time and wants to do it again next year! Thank you to Coach Kelsey for making this so fun for the girls!
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