Another tournament! This one was such a fun and disappointing tournament all at the same time. Fun because Mama and Papa brought the RV again and we had a great time hanging out together as a team. Disappointing because the weather was unbelievably hot (like the hottest we have EVER played in) and it rained which changed up the entire softball schedule.
We started our first game Friday evening at 8:00 pm against the Edge. Such a disappointing loss as this is a team we could definitely beat but they played their best and we seemed to play our worst. Hadley made some pretty great stops at 2nd and got on base twice. Last game tonight and we would come back in the morning.
Saturday morning wake up and Hudson has his sunglasses on and is ready to go. We got totally prepared with tons of water and iced down towels. Mama and Papa got to the ball fields really early so that we could get a good spot with the RV for lunch. We hung out in the RV for a bit and then made our way inside for our 11:00am game.
Warming up before the game and its already 95 degrees! On top of that the humidity was insane and the girls were exhausted before the game even started. Their eyeblack stickers wouldn't even stay on their faces and the sweat just made them slide off! We played the Lady Aces for our second seed placement game and lost. This one didn't hurt quite as bad as they were the best team in this tournament. Its unfortunate how often we get a bad draw!
After the game we went outside for a cookout and to rest between games. Mom and dad had grilled hot dogs for everyone and had cookies and chips. Lindsey's mother-in-law had brought gatorades and waters for all to have. The girls had fun dancing, playing in the RV, and just hanging out as a team. I am so thankful for parents that want to be at everything and love to see the kids in all their activities!
It started raining causing a rain delay and our game got pushed back to Saturday evening at 6:10. So we all ended up leaving, heading home to rest some more, and coming back for another game. We played the Texas Reign and ended up losing 6-12. I love this pic of the girls before the game sitting with the opposing team. Our girls play their hearts out but in the end they really just want to have fun and will be friends with everyone. I don't ever want them to lose that.
Hadley with her favorite coach!
Caught this picture of Hadley watching the team we would be playing for our 4th game. She was focused in on watching 2nd base and it was fun to see her so interested.
Our final game against the Lady Aces (again) ended in another loss to end our tournament. Its our first time to not win a single game in a tournament and that was a little disappointing for the girls. But they played great, just against hard teams. Hadley fielded so well and I was able to video some really great plays. Hudson was a trooper to endure the heat for another weekend. He has earned his share of Hadley watching him in the future!
Best of all...these girls don't get down. They smiled, took pics, and got excited when Brooklyn invited them all over to swim after the tournament. All was well and they had a great Sunday afternoon!
Both of them were completely worn out!!!
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