Softball thru' to semifinals!!

It's been an exhausting day. Woke up early to catch the girls' match, which we lost due to a difference in skill and experience. It didn't bode well for the guys' softball match in the afternoon... worried me to no end. And it was the thunder before the storm. We played a fiercely fought, heart-wrenching battle to the last inning!

The first round... We started off with a couple of errors that led them easily on base. And we couldn't stop the runs for going in till they scored about 3. We finally caught them out, and set off to hit and score. But somehow due to Jek being blocked by the opponent on his running back to home (a seriously dirty trick), our batting round ended shortly and off we were fielding again. They hit some good singles and just kept advancing while everyone's nerves were going down the drain.

The tide finally began to turn when we started getting walks and our big hitters started hitting huge homeruns! The runs just kept pouring in like the rain. And our supporters roared in thunderous cheers all the way! But everyone was still under the impression that we were losing slightly, and the pressure still weighed on us.

Last two innings... we held them to a clean sheet! I caught two popflys in a row and ended the round smoothly... even managed to give a smug look, haha damn zhuai. We didn't manage to score despite having like 2,3 guys hitting singles onto base... that was quite demoralising. But Justin caught yet more popflys when it was our turn to field again. That was thrilling. And finally, after our last batting, we found out that we'd WON! The climax of the day... i was jumping and shouting all the way with everyone else. It really felt good to win them... the girls' coach that we'd grown to hate, the old man with the shades, the talkative catcher. Ha.

But this is starting to shorten my lifespan, having to come up from behind amidst all the pressure of chasing the opponent. Man. Total pressure all the way. Glad i have a good team to share the load. They always seem to create miracles in crucial moments.

Well, i'm all bushed up. Good game, really. Love this team.