Bellville22
05-11-2003, 12:04 PM
There are alot of things we don't like to have to do in life, but in the end they make us better people. Embracing your teary-eyed little sister after she just left every ounce of energy, heart, desire, and determination on the field is one of them. She, along with all of her teammates, played their hearts out against a very good Bridge City softball team. Unfortunately, all they have to show for it is tears. But that's the brutal reality of the playoffs, and one every team, except one, experiences. In a few weeks, they'll smile, look back and realize what kind of effort they put forth, and hold their head up high, because they will know they are stronger because of it. But right now it hurts.
For those of you lucky enough to have found yourselves at New Caney last Friday and Saturday, you witnessed a classic example of a great team stepping up and doing what they needed to win, and an underdog refusing to go down with out a fight, claw and scratch to the very end. Coaches coached, fans cheered, umpires made bad calls, fans screamed at umpires, fans got ejected, but in the end, like it always does, it came down to a few dozen girls playing their butts off to decide the outcome. There were mistakes, errors, and goofs, but that was overshadowed by brilliant softball. Bridge City looked like they had put it away, up 8-3. But like true champions, the Brahmanettes refused to lay down, and battled back, ending the game with bases loaded, a red hot leadoff hitter at the plate, and a one run deficit on the scoreboard. That's all you can ask for, but on this day, the young ladies from BC won the battle, and hats off to them.
To Old Card and the Lady Cards: Congrats and thank you for a tremendous series. I predicted it to go 3 games, and they used every bit of it. You girls are extremely talented, and tremendous competitors. Best of luck to you on your run, and I hope it's one that doesn't end soon.
To the Brahmanettes: It's gonna hurt for a little while, but hold your heads up high, because you are champions in our books. You play with class and determination and no one can ever take that away from you. You entered this series underdogs, matched up against a team with more talent, not many people gave you a chance. But you didn't listen to that, you played your butts off, and came up 60ft. short of making it very interesting. Best of luck to the seniors as they journey thru life, and I can't wait til next year, cause you know, and I know we've got a pretty talented group coming back.
For those of you lucky enough to have found yourselves at New Caney last Friday and Saturday, you witnessed a classic example of a great team stepping up and doing what they needed to win, and an underdog refusing to go down with out a fight, claw and scratch to the very end. Coaches coached, fans cheered, umpires made bad calls, fans screamed at umpires, fans got ejected, but in the end, like it always does, it came down to a few dozen girls playing their butts off to decide the outcome. There were mistakes, errors, and goofs, but that was overshadowed by brilliant softball. Bridge City looked like they had put it away, up 8-3. But like true champions, the Brahmanettes refused to lay down, and battled back, ending the game with bases loaded, a red hot leadoff hitter at the plate, and a one run deficit on the scoreboard. That's all you can ask for, but on this day, the young ladies from BC won the battle, and hats off to them.
To Old Card and the Lady Cards: Congrats and thank you for a tremendous series. I predicted it to go 3 games, and they used every bit of it. You girls are extremely talented, and tremendous competitors. Best of luck to you on your run, and I hope it's one that doesn't end soon.
To the Brahmanettes: It's gonna hurt for a little while, but hold your heads up high, because you are champions in our books. You play with class and determination and no one can ever take that away from you. You entered this series underdogs, matched up against a team with more talent, not many people gave you a chance. But you didn't listen to that, you played your butts off, and came up 60ft. short of making it very interesting. Best of luck to the seniors as they journey thru life, and I can't wait til next year, cause you know, and I know we've got a pretty talented group coming back.