The Summerfest tourney is double-elimination, meaning that if we lose twice we’re done. Since we lost our first game, we came into game 2 needing a win to stay alive.

Our opponents were the Oakdale Cardinals, possessors of a 3-2 record and 10th overall in the leage (we’re in 5th place). We should have played them already, but got rained out – we’ll make up the game at the end of the season. They came to the field with 8 guys tonight, due to some untimely vacations. They played hard, though, and kept us honest.

We lost the coin toss, so we were the visitors. We started off with two quick runs, they responded with one in the bottom of the first, then added another in the bottom of the second. We made it 5-2 in the top of the third, then 7-runned them in the fourth to make it 12-2. They got one back in the fifth, and then somewhere in there I lost count.

We had some great plays in the field, excellent pitching, timely hitting and heads-up baserunning. The guys played a great game tonight, and they won. I’m very proud of them, and we’re headed into tomorrow morning’s game ready to play.

Final score: I’m not sure, something like 15-7

Tournament record: 1-1