Champions!

So, after Claire's party on Friday night at around 10pm I got an email saying that her softball team had advanced in the playoffs and would be playing a double header on Saturday. It said to be at the field by 8am. I was freaking out just a little bit. I had to get us all ready for 2 softball games back to back followed by Grace's last soccer game. It was going to be a long, hot day outside for all of us.

I have to admit that I didn't have very high expectations for the team in the tournament. We were the 6th seed overall out of 8 teams. We luckily made it into the final four. In the first game on Saturday against the Gazelles, Claire got a hit. She made it to second base and was able to get 2 runners home. It was great! She was so excited. We pulled off a narrow victory. It was a real nail biter to the end.

The girls warming up for the day.

Since we won our first game, we were playing for first or second place in the second game. We played the Bombers. They were a really good team and could hit! In the very first two innings we were pretty discouraged. The score was 7-0 them. It was looking as though we were going to get killed. 

The girls decided they needed to sing happy birthday to one of their teammates for good luck. Boy did it work. We came roaring back in the third inning with the max 4 runs. It was pandemonium as we held them off, and then scored another 3. We had it all tied up. It was nuts! And, it only got crazier. Miraculously we held them for the rest of the game. The final score was 10-7 us. It was amazing! The girls all did so well. In this game Claire had a nice defensive stop at shortstop and got the batter out at first.

We were all shocked! It was the best ending ever! The girls were screaming, parents were jumping around. We looked like quite the crowd. After high fives the team went out for pictures and then the league presented them with giant 1st place trophies. 

The look on their faces when they saw the trophies was so cute!

So proud of Claire!

I'm so proud of Claire for sticking with it even though it was so hard at the beginning. She was so happy! It was great to be part of a team and to contribute to the victory. She is already missing it, and says she wants to play again next year. Good job Power!! Vienna Softball 10u Champions 2015.