 Media Credit: Kirk Marvin
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 Media Credit: Kirk Marvin
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 Media Credit: Kirk Marvin
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 Media Credit: Kirk Marvin
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On a cold and windy Sunday morning, the school's Baseball and Softball Clubs took to the field against one another. In a friendly game of slow pitch softball the two clubs battled it out for supremacy over the diamond field. Softball club pitcher Marissa Lentowski said, "I think this game will help to give some closure as to who is the better club." The game was a dismal hitting performance for the Softball Club. While there were multiple deep hits into the outfield, everything else was child's play for the infield. The Softball Club was the much better coached team. It was evident that they had worked more extensively on basic fielding exercises and catching fly balls. That being said, even they had trouble with picking up ground balls and holding on to the ball. As the game progressed the wind speeds only got worse. Lentowski explained, "These increased winds were a major cause of fielding errors, as many players could not keep track of the altered trajectory of the ball. It also kicked up a lot of dust making it hard to see." The wind wreaked havoc on all of the players' vision at the plate.
The Baseball Club fared even worse in the field. Being short two players, they had to continuously rotate around the field playing a "zone" defense. The game was played using softballs which put a distinct disadvantage on the Baseball Club members, who are accustomed to playing with smaller baseballs. This was most evident in the Baseball Club's pitching. Lentowski again explained, "Pretty much all of the [Baseball] team's pitches fell short of the plate and even the ones that did make it over were not high enough. Technically, all of their pitches should not have counted." Even though it was a slow pitch game, the Baseball Club's pitchers had an exceedingly difficult time just getting the ball over the plate. Most of the Softball Club's base runners got on base through walks.
The highlight of the game was the Baseball Club's domination at the plate. Just about every time a Baseball Club member stepped up to the plate, the ball was driven deep into the outfield. The baseball club won 11-2.
2008 Woodie Awards
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