A Hard Loss

Maddie's softball team, the Bixby Dynamite, finished 3rd in their league.  They got a team trophy for that and then they began a playoff tournament.  The first two games were just pool play and really didn't matter in this tournament as the schedule was pre-determined.  The Dynamite girls played awesome in the first two games and managed to win pretty easily.  Maddie got several good hits in these games and played very well in the field as well.  Here are some pictures of the first part of the tournament.

The team and their trophy

At the plate

Swinging

Big hit

Off she goes to first, then second, then third!  Woo-hoo, a triple!





Although the first two games of the tournament went well for us, things went downhill from there.  The third game we played we lost, due to a number of issues.  We didn't play as well as we should have, and we caught some unlucky breaks.  The tournament was double elimination though, so we still had one more game to play.  Unfortunately, the next game was the worst yet.  We played a team that had not won a single game the entire season.  Until they played us.  However, our girls were completely exhausted.  Our only pitcher (and a team leader) got extremely sick and had to leave the field mid batter to vomit.  She was replaced by a sweet little girl who had never pitched in a game but was willing to step up and give it a try.  We couldn't hit.  It was hot.  The poor Bixby Dynamite just didn't have another win in them.  It was a tough loss for sure, but these girls amaze me every time they get out on the field.  They are the sweetest, cutest team you will ever see and they are pretty good little softball players too. 

The really depressing part of the story is that the team that we beat first thing Saturday morning went on to win the whole tournament.  Oh well, still proud of our girls and their hard work this season!

GO DYNAMITE!