John 4:14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
1/3 of our Grandchildren are in town for a visit and we searched for another baseball ⚾️ bargin for 5….
Have a Blessed Day 🙌😇🙏
Enjoy your ball game !
Wyatt Langford just broke up the scoreless tie 👔 with a solo 💣 in the top of the fourth inning. Texas, 1-0 [1:05]
Halftime score, 1-1 [1:28]
Fort Meyers is located over on the Gulf coast and has one of the 10 teams who call the Florida State League home.
Tonight at 6:05 p.m., the Mighty Mussels will host the St. Lucie Mets.
Food doesn’t count against the total because one would be eating anyway, right ?
The first cost wasn’t a planned one but a cost just the same. A stretch of I-75 down here is called Alligator Alley and comes with a toll of $3.75. But, hey, one doesn’t get to cruise the Florida Everglades every day, right ?
Naples is the city that welcomes you to the left coast, the one that sits on the Gulf of Mexico side of the sunshine state. It sits just south of Ft Meyers (30 miles).
There is one stop ✋️option on the stretch across Alligator Alley, and it sits on the Miccosukee Indian Reservation. Options are gas, Dunkin Donughts, a cafe, and a handful of slot machines.
Let the travel adventure begun!
Once you get to Naples, a scenic option is to take US-41 North up to Ft Meyers. It’s a little slower but on the coast and turnoffs for different beaches ⛱️.
Ft Meyers is an affiliate of the Minnesota Twins and they lean into that all over the place. $10.00 for parking at the game.
Grapefruit 🏡🏠🏡 for the Twins comes with multiple practice fields outside of the stadium 🏟. Everything here is named after a famous Minnesota Twin.
The waterfall out front is wicked cool 😎
Gates are about to open up (5:00)….
Mets, 1-0, top 2nd
Mets, 2-0, bottom 4th (7:30)
Mets, 4-1, bottom 6th (8:18)
Your marketing gem 💎 of the night 🌙
$30.00 gets you two cheeseburgers 🍔, two French fries 🍟, 2 sodas, and 1 batting Helmer!
Mets win 🏆 6-2
1 John 2:6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
Have yourself a Blessed Day 🙌😇🙏
Stay tuned….
Oklahoma – Top 1st – two base hits, two runners stranded.
UNC goes down in order, but the Sooners needed two web gems 💎 to do it.
Scoreless after 1st
OU plates 2 in the top of the second inning, 1 on an RBI single and one on a wild pitch. Five hits through 2 innings.
Tough ending in the bottom of the second inning for Carolina. Three base hits, but the runner out at third (9 to 5) on a bang bang play. Still 2-0 after 2.
Oklahoma adds a third run in the top of the third on two base hits, now 3-0
Heels scratch one out in the bottom of the 3rd, now trail 3-1. 2 hits, 2 left on base. 3 in the books 📚.
Top of the fourth is developing into a nightmare as four straight Sooners reach base on a walk, and Willits scores two with his third base on the night. Score now 6-1 and still only one out.
9 Sooners batted, only two put the ball in play ( 5 walks, 1 hit )
Mid 4th, score now 6-1… Heels have some work to do but there is still time ⏲️.
OU adds a solo bomb 💣, lead now 7-1 as we reach halftime. Heels still have 15 outs but need to get going soon. [9:20]
UNC strands one in the bottom of the fifth inning, still 7-1 as we head to the sixth.
Oklahoma takes advantage of some questionable defensive plays and plates another two runs with only 1 ball leaving infield. Now it’s 9-1.
Cue Sportscenter Top 10 music 🎶 as the first out is recorded by the right fielder.
Three straight hard hit balls for Carolina but just three loud outs. Six innings in the books 📚.
It’s looking like North Carolina will fall to 0 for 13 in regards to winning a Natty after reaching Omaha.
We have reached the 7th inning stretch, and there was a Sooner zero for the first time since the first inning. [9:57].
Love ❤️ the fact that Carolina is still being aggressive at the dish. Another Heel touches home plate in the bottom of the 7th, now 9-2 [10:09]. Six outs left.
Kyle Branch just called ball game with a 3-run 💣💣💣 bomb, now 13-2 as we head to the bottom of the 8th.[10:30]
Carolina goes down in order in the bottom of the 8th. [10:39]Three outs remain…
13-14-1
2-9-1 after 8.
OU retired in order, the party 🥳 is about to begin in Norman, Oklahoma. Last time was 1994…
10:51 – Carolina down to their final out but they have recorded a 10th base knock.
10:53 – Sooners strike out the side
Thank you to North Carolina for getting the conference to the final day of the season !
3 hours, 43 minutes
Terry Warf moved up one spot when Alexis Dalton stepped away in order to start her family. This opened a window 🪟 of opportunity for young Alec Horton to join the staff of the Lady Cavaliers.
Warf and Horton are different types of coaches than the other two duo’s running things under the Umbrella 🌂 that is Carroll County High School Softball.
Nick Cushman and Deana Burcham are just falling in love with the game, and they have the perfect combination of youth and energy.
Above them, we have the pairing of Rick Nester and Travis Leath. While that pair didn’t come over on the Mayflower, they were rumored to know Abner Doubleday. A lifetime of coaching x 2 at the varsity level.
Warf has been around the game for quite a spell, and tag teaming with Horton proved to be a solid fit. The team finished up the year with a winning record and did so while constantly playing short-handed ✋️, due to the shuttle of players between the two upper teams.
James River and Chilhowie were a notch above their competitors, but the Lady Cavaliers were a very tough out against the remainder of our schedule.
They came to the ballpark and coached up our Kiddos, from start to finish, and for that investment of their time ⏲️, we are grateful 🙏.
10-8-1
The road less traveled ! 