Keeping Count

Michele put it best:  “I could have spent all day watching Clare hit,” which is to say our daughter went 4 for 8 with three doubles, this despite a gale wind blowing in.  By my count, the wind cost her two homers, though the coaches, bless them, put it at four.

For parents, this is college sports at its best—their child doing well along with the team.  Elmhurst took both games, banging out 23 hits to push their record to 6-4 with two more games tomorrow.  The outfield looked like the vacuum aisle at Target, each girl a Hoover with her glove.  Our left fielder Ele recorded her second assist in six games while Clare made a nice catch on a ball the wind kept blowing away from her.  And, as ever, Megan in center fielder covered ground like a Hoover strapped to a Harley.

The other nice thing about the day is that Clare got two of her doubles against a junk baller.  That’s headline worthy, given that my daughter loves to hit fastballs.  Whether they come in fast or slow, Clare has six doubles and a triple among her hits, good for eight runs and nine rbi’s.

We could have watched all day, indeed.