HIDDEN BLESSINGS AND THE PRESIDENT!

Today we were hopeful to finally get on the field. It was cold but not raining when we woke up. U of Dallas didn't see it that way so we were postponed again.

Sitting indoors for another day was not an option and practice outdoors sure beats indoors, but we are at the point were we need to just play. Despite that, we headed to the field to get some BP in.

It wasn't the greatest of circumstances. About 40 degrees, very soggy ground, and two cages. One with a cement floor and the other with a some wrinkled up turf. But it always seems like when you least expect it great things happen.

Whenever one of the players makes a connection between what we are trying to teach and what they are actually doing we call it a 'epiphany'. What usually happens is I see the 'lightbulb' go on inside their head and then announce it to the team....."Ding, ding, ding....'so and so' just had an epiphany." And that's what happened today. Freshman Sam Quenette had that lightbulb turn on and things started to make sense. She then stepped into the cage and probably had her best round of BP of the year.

We had a few other players have some 'mini' epiphany's today, so I think we are on the verge of some great things happening at the plate. All the more reason to play a game.

Tomorrow's forecast is for a 90% chance of rain....but it is suppose to stop by mid-afternoon so we hope to get a game or two in.

Off the field there really is never a dull moment. The Three Amigo's (see previous posting) are forever entertaining. Right now the thing that seems to be occupying their time is to cut up softballs and turn them into bracelets. Now, any former Saints knows my obsession with softballs. I once 1)accused the team of 'taking' a case of balls from the cage only to find out later that they were there all the time, 2)wrote each persons number on a ball so they would know which one was theirs, 3)gone into players ball bags and taking all the balls out. And, 4)just before break I went into the locker room and gathered up almost two buckets of balls. Wow...I really do have a ball problem, don't I. But seriously, Mya and Kayla, you can only play with one at a time.

This afternoon we were honored to be in a the presence of Dr. Larry Goodwin, the President of CSS. Dr. Goodwin and along with Gary Garlie from Institutional Advancement hosted the team and their parents and family at a very nice restaurant. The food and conversation were great. Thank you to Dr. Goodwin and Institutional Advancement. We were honored to have spent time with you.

As always, stay tuned.