Yesterday was our first round match up against Westfield State, a team we had played very early in the year in Florida for our spring trip. The tone was set much earlier in the day, in that the world seemed to be upside down. Eastern Connecticut fell to Babson earlier in the day after giving up 9 runs in the first 2 innings. We were able to catch the last half of the game, and all shared a collective smile as one of our former teammates Mike Regan was able to be a part of the win (as a coach) for his new team. Although we all agreed he looked a lot better in navy, vegas, and white, the green and white would have to do for now.
But disregarding the apparent theme of the day, we took to the field with no thought of being upset by the number 6 seed. Rammer pitched real well, after having to adjust to a tough zone, he made some great pitches at some key points and then Cop and Jenga closed the door, to keep the Owls from taking back a lead that we had seized in the 4th.
The wind was blowing out to leftfield, and our batters were chomping at the bit to do some damage with the "long ball," a tactic that we had adopted in many of our games. But what really turned this game around, was selectivity at the plate and some well-timed hits. One of those well-timed hits was Jim Wood's opposite field 3-run homer. After his blast tied the game up, we never looked back.
Tonight we face offensive power house Southern Maine. The weather doesn't appear to be that great and as the sun sets over the New England Horizon, the night game will probably be a pretty cold evening affair. But in the post game meeting, our coach repeated a mantra that this team has adopted over the entire season. We will grind out games, get big hits when necessary, throw key pitches in tough spots, and make big plays when we are in need of a stop. What makes this team so exciting is that we are different from last year, and yet we are achieving the same results. We got to the New England Regional because we are determined to win every game we play from here on out. It's 3 more wins in a row to get back to Fox Cities...it's time to enjoy the ride.
Come watch us if you can't make it to the game
http://www.littleeast.tv/
just look for links for Trinity vs.
Time to get it done
But disregarding the apparent theme of the day, we took to the field with no thought of being upset by the number 6 seed. Rammer pitched real well, after having to adjust to a tough zone, he made some great pitches at some key points and then Cop and Jenga closed the door, to keep the Owls from taking back a lead that we had seized in the 4th.
The wind was blowing out to leftfield, and our batters were chomping at the bit to do some damage with the "long ball," a tactic that we had adopted in many of our games. But what really turned this game around, was selectivity at the plate and some well-timed hits. One of those well-timed hits was Jim Wood's opposite field 3-run homer. After his blast tied the game up, we never looked back.
Tonight we face offensive power house Southern Maine. The weather doesn't appear to be that great and as the sun sets over the New England Horizon, the night game will probably be a pretty cold evening affair. But in the post game meeting, our coach repeated a mantra that this team has adopted over the entire season. We will grind out games, get big hits when necessary, throw key pitches in tough spots, and make big plays when we are in need of a stop. What makes this team so exciting is that we are different from last year, and yet we are achieving the same results. We got to the New England Regional because we are determined to win every game we play from here on out. It's 3 more wins in a row to get back to Fox Cities...it's time to enjoy the ride.
Come watch us if you can't make it to the game
http://www.littleeast.tv/
just look for links for Trinity vs.
Time to get it done
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