Our league run an indoor softball league throughout the winter. The games are played at Herschel School in Slough on Tuesday evenings.
Reports from the games we play in the league this winter will appear on this page.
We started the match by batting first and got off to a slow start but by the end of the 5 min allowed we managed to stay in the “green” (positive points). Some good base running and a couple of homeruns balanced out the score before we hit the field. Once on defense we got into a good position by restricting the Ascot players to singles and fly outs but they managed to have a strong second inning and finishing with a much better result.
This time we started by fielding first and were able to break the negative momentum from the previous match, was good to see the team pull together and bounce back. It was a good inning for us defensively with some key plays made all around, pitching and a strong left field was making it difficult for batters, not to forget solid catching at first base.
We then came up to bat and even though our offence was strong at times, some good defense from the opposition kept the score in their favor.
Home Runs - Angie, Louie, Karen for base running homers twice
Defense - Dan, Neil, Tom B, Emma
This week was the opposite from 2 weeks ago as we only put out a team of 8 players, but we still represented CSC with our own club members.
Unfortunately RH University were unable to continue this part of the indoor season and had to forfeit the match.
There was a strong representation from RP club and we just couldn't rise to the challenge, strong defense and unlucky batting made it difficult to get into our normal rhythm and the score reflects this difficulty.
Team on the night: Emma, Sally, Tom B, Lester, Gwyn, Helen & Don (new member)
Tonight was the start of the 2010 Indoor Softball season from a long break during the holiday season. It was a great night for CSC as we had 14 players turn up on this cold freezing night, we had 7 females who usually train for Hockey join us as the snow prevented their training session.
We started by fielding first which wasn't an easy task considering only 8 of 14 players can take the field, each position was shared between both innings so everyone received equal playing time. There were some throws that missed the mark but this was short lived once everyone got into the zone and some great plays were converted into outs denying the opposition extra points.
Once we got into the offensive position, it clearly demonstrated how rusty some experienced players were from such a long break away from softball. With some encouragement, we quickly turned the score in our favor and got the victory.
Well, right from the start this match was going to be a challenge as we faced the table leaders. We took the offensive after loosing the coin toss - I can't always guess right - and our bats didn't get off to a good start. We put ourselves into some negative points and battled back with everything we had to offer only just staying above zero, our opposition were just too strong on this night.
Everyone put in great effort on the night and deserve to be mentioned starting with: Simon, Rowie, Dave H, Sally, Tom B, Gwyn, Emma, Lou C, Lester, Donna, Neil, Karen & Angie.
Great Offense - Sally hit a Grand Slam
Defense - Simon, Rowie, Neil & Dave H
(Author: Louie Pereira)