Played my first pickup baseball game today with a bunch of friends. It was about 50 out, comfortable weather. We played on a small field with metal bats and tennis balls (so Tennis Ball Baseball I guess?) It was awesome to get out and play again, haven't played since October. We played two 9 inning games, but they both went into extra innings. My hitting was a bit off, which was to be expected, but I hit a double my first at bat (almost a homerun, it hit the bottom of the fence). Defensively I was on my game. One of my catches I ran in for the ball, dove head first, stuck my arm out backwards, wasn't even looking and caught it. I love making plays like that.
The first game we were the home team, I won it with a walkoff hit in the 10th inning, right down the third base line, the guy at second scored. The second game we were the away team. Top 9, one out, guy at third. I hit it to the third baseman but I was thrown out at first but the run came in to tie the game. That game went until the 14th inning where we lost on a walkoff single by the other team.
So yea, thrilled that its relatively warm out now, glad I got back on the baseball field again, a lot of fun today. I don't remember playing baseball this early in the year.
