Softball Star!

At Cora's final softball practice this week, the coach asked who hadn't pitched yet, and Cora raised her hand.

She soon found herself practicing the windmill arm motion used in softball, and was interested in trying it out at Saturday's last game.

She was nervous Saturday morning, and to be honest, I was a little nervous for her! You are completely on the spot when you're in that pitcher's circle, every eye on you.

At this level of softball, we've seen some very wild pitchers, and I knew Cora would be near tears if she was completely wild.

But when it was her turn to take the mound, she surprised all of us. After a few high-and-wide ones, Cora found the strike zone, and actually struck a girl out! She then got two strikes on another batter, who also struck out. Amazing!

We all couldn't have been more proud of her performance, which was brilliant for her first time ever.

Cora also had two solid hits, scored two runs, and made some good defensive plays. She seems to have a knack for the game, and was very smart about where to be and where to throw the ball when she fielded it.

Since it was the last game, we asked Grandpa to bring his good cameras, and I'm so impressed with the photos he took! I know this is a photo-heavy post, but these were all too good to not show off.

I love the bat in the air here - wish her bad was lime green so we could see it better!

Cora scored twice, and though we don't keep score in Fall Ball, everyone has a good idea of what the score is, and that the Bruins won, 5-4.

Just like our soccer team experience in the spring, we couldn't have hoped for a better group of players and coaches. Cora learned so much, in a very supportive environment.

Following Saturday's game, we all went to Topper's Pizza for a team party.

There, several parents and coaches joked that Stace and I must have been lying about Cora's lack of softball experience. She played like a girl who had a glove on one hand and a bat in the other as a preschooler.

Stace helped drag the field following the game. I'm a lucky gal - look at that gorgeous guy!

Cora loved pitching, and said she can't wait to play softball in the spring.