Game 1 vs. Dudley 9/8/12

It was a beautiful morning in Central Massachusetts and Team 2 (we must come up with a better team name!) headed out to Dudley for the first game of the Fall Little League season.  The players gathered on the field for warm ups and a pep talk from Coach Yarter.  

As the visiting team, we were first at bat with a line-up to be envied and feared by all.  The boys were a little shaky in the first inning with just one base hit and the teams quickly changed sides.  As the coach called out names, the green and gold scattered to their positions and a confident Conor K. boldly took to the mound.

Players pitched, caught, batted, ran, and crossed home plate in a flurry of activity over the next few innings.  Despite only having had one-two hour practice prior to the game, the boys played like a team!  Could it be that the sibling phenomenon will be the biggest asset of the Sturbridge Team 2 (c'mon people, give me something! Sturbridge Storm?  Sturbridge Miners - for the Tantisques Reservation?  Maybe the Sturbridge 29ers - representing 1729, the year Sturbridge was settled?)

My congratulations to the boys for a well played first game.  Despite the 6-4 (or was it 6-5) loss, there was some fantastic pitching by Conor, Will, Jake, and Danny - some incredible hitting (WTG Marcus!) and great fielding all around.

NEXT PRACTICE:  Sunday, 9/9/12 - 10am, Town Barn Field

NEXT GAME: Thursday, 9/13/12 - TBA, Brookfield

Conference on the mound.

Line drive double!