For the first few seasons up at West Virginia Tech University, I had to have a pre-game visit with whoever was our leadoff hitter on game day.
The college version of my announcing a ball game is considerably more amped up and I would tell the person who was going to be the first person to bolt of the bench that he had to do so with a great deal of energy. Because if he didn’t, I would just sound like a Mad Man.
My sister, Sharon, lives outside of St. Louis and is an avid St.Louis Cardinals fan. She was kind enough to secure me an Ozzie bobblehead that looks like the one pictured above. Mine has a sticky note attached that reads Holly Miller !
See 👀, Holly Miller came out of the dugout one night at Cavalier Park and absolutely nailed an Ozzie back flip on the way to Centerfield. Closing in on 50 years of holding a microphone 🎤 and that moment ranks at the top of the list of memories.
Sadly, later that same night, Holly collided with a fellow Lady Cavalier while chasing down a shot to the gap. It was as physical of contact on a softball field that I have witnessed in person.
Miller is as fearless as she is tiny and actually got up and tried to convince Hix / Dad that she wanted to remain in the game. Fortunately, Hix is as smart as he is humble, so they headed to the hospital 🏥 where the broken collarbone was diagnosed.
We were fortunate to have her back this season, and she resumed patrolling 🚓 CF like her Dad did back in his day, even the #3 on her back.
Howard Mayo and his Motovational Nugget for the Day :
Thank you, Coach MayoScripture #1Travis Osborne and his Bible Verse of the Day :
Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Have a Blessed Day 🙌😇
Stick around if you are a fan of Diamond 💎 play !
New Kent scores one run 🏃♂️on one hit and leaves two stranded in the top of the 1st inning.
The first FIVE Falcons have reached, and now it’s 3-1 with no outs. New Kent has made a pitching change (#12).
5-1 after 1st inning.
In the adjoining field, it’s the Spotswood Trailblazers versus the Trojans of New Kent. New Kent playing both games at 10am will make it a challenge for their fans. But that’s a good problem to have !!
Trojans retired in order in the top of the second, still 5-1 [10:25]
The young lady causing all of the fuss ! Falcons pitcher….
Abingdon has added two more, thanks to a pair of misques by New Kent. Now 7-1 and with Chloe in the circle 🔵, this one could end early.
End 2nd, 7-1.
The baseball ⚾️ game is 1-1 and already in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Chloe adds two more K’s, now has 6 thru 2 and 1/2. Off to the bottom of the 3rd…
Lauren Baker plays center for Abingdon, and she just pieced together a high light reel in the top of the fourth inning !!!
I will need to circle back to describe all three plays but for now, know that she kept it at 7-1.
Baseball ⚾️ has moved to the bottom of the 6th in less than an hour, still 1-1.
Kendyl Cole with a ground rule double and an RBI to push the lead out to 8-1.
End of 4th, Falcons 8, Trojans 1
Mid 5th, strikeout now at 7…Still 8-1.
Worth noting 📝 that the drive 🚗 down for New Kent was five hours by car..
Both ballgames ended within a moment of each other at 11:16 (Baseball) and 11:17 (Softball ).
New Kent needed all seven innings to eliminate Spotswood 3-1.
Abingdon High closed out New Kent in Softball 11-1 after once again, five straight Falcons reached base in the bottom of the fifth. All five touched home plate, but only three went on the scoreboard.
Scout Summitt sent a rocket 🚀 to the gap in left center and sent the sizeable Falcons crowd home happy !
Back to the efforts of Miss Baker, pictured above.
With the game still in doubt, New Kent batted in the top of the fourth. Ava Brandon sent a shot to the deepest part of the park, and Baker tracked it down on the warning ⚠️ track a few feet in front of me. Next up, Sierra Carter sent a drive to the gap in right center. Baker made a great stab at the ball but it bounced out of her glove for a double.
One batter later, with Carter standing on third base. a semi-deep fly ball made its way into her glove, and Baker fired a laser to catcher Capri Firtz for an inning ending double play !
Abingdon High is carrying our torch 🔦 for Region C and they did us proud 👏.
TV 📺 3 from H’BURG is here and they will have double duty in the second games with Turner Ashby baseball and Broadway softball both playing at 1 pm.
If you played High School 🏫 Softball prior to 2024 at either Carroll County or Grayson County, Travis Leath is laying the groundwork for a fun day to take place over in Independence.
Carroll County/Grayson County softball alumni game.
Saturday, August 29 @ Grayson Rec Park.
To be eligible, players needed to have graduated 🎓 prior to 2024.
233-2162 (276) is the best way to contact the event organizer, Mr Leath
Through the eyes of a Greater Fool 