Winners!!!

Woo Hoo!

The Solid Gold Hits have finally defeated the Luck Dragons!

With a stunning last-inning comeback the Hits emerged with a 9-8 victory to start the season in sole possession of first place (the other two teams in our league tied).

The Hits got contributions from everyone, but let me highlight a few of our finer moments.

Linda, who was reluctant to play, surprised herself by hitting the ball well, getting on base and doing an excellent job as a first-time catcher.

Dustin, Chris and yours truly, came through with an amazing relay from deep, deep, deep center field to get a guy out at the plate on the longest hit I've ever seen in Co-ed D League.

Lisa had a spectacular two-RBI hit over the left fielder's head and then came around to score herself. And, unlike her brother, did NOT embarrass her family by having a groundball bounce painfully off her knee.

And, finally, Hillary who showed masterful patience at the plate when she watched four bad pitches go by for the most important walk in Solid Gold Hits history... or at least since Dustin's walk against the Bulldogs last year. Her free pass set up the last-inning, game-winning hit and earned her a tiny bottle of Goldschlager which she will never drink.

Speaking of the dreaded Bulldogs, we play them at 8:30 next week. I can't stress enough how important it is to start carbo-loading immediately.