Silver Linings

I can say in all honesty that my daughter looks good on television.  There were a number of shots of her in the dugout during the Big 10 Network broadcast of the Michigan-Valpo regional playoff game.  And the Christians did about as well as you would expect against those pesky, hungry lions.  Final score: Wolverines 8, Crusaders 0 in five innings.

The game was 3-0 going into the bottom of the fifth, so there’s your moral victory.  As for the next five runs that crossed the plate, that’s a lesson for Clare to ponder—how exactly does an underdog keep the odds-on favorite off the scoreboard?  It could be me, but there were times Clare looked to be analyzing, trying to figure a strategy for what she would do if and when the opportunity arises.  The kid has coaching chops, says her old man.

And the plucky Crusaders’ reward for playing the #2 ranked softball team in the nation?  They get to play Notre Dame in the loser’s bracket today.