Intramural Softball

After work last night I went home and took care of a couple things before picking up Joe Hardie from the Museum of Art (he offered to feed me dinner while Holly is gone, so I figured I could offer a ride home from work). We had some delicious baked potatoes and applesauce for dinner and then got changed really quick before going over to the softball field here at Wymount for a bit of practice with our team from the Elder's Quorum.

Normally, I don't feel that I can contribute a whole lot to an intramural team here at BYU because I really am not in very good physical shape, but I do play floor hockey (at least until they discontinued it) because I can play goalie and do an alright job. Football, soccer, and basketball are probably a little to intense for someone like me, but I figured I could probably hack it alright with softball this summer.

So, off I went to practice with a bunch of guys from the ward. I did alright in the fielding aspect of things, but had to have Gerald Smith remind me of a bunch of the intricate things about where to go with the ball in certain situations. It's been a long time since I played any organized baseball or softball, so I needed a lot of reminding. I got the hang of it by the end of the evening though, and even made a couple of decent plays. As a matter of fact, I came thisclose to turning a double-play, but it was not meant to be. Perhaps next time.

Anyways, I'm a little bit sore, but not as sore as I thought I would be going in, and I feel like I can contribute in the games without being a detriment next week, so we'll see how it goes. I'll have to make sure and have Holly take some pictures at the game that I can post for all to see.