PSC SOFTBALL

The whole softball gang after another glorious Sunday afternoon at the ballpark.
 

Rick and Diego were given the role of captains/shortstops for their respective teams. Rick aptly named his team the Rodents, as Perry had returned from his triumphant tour of Cebu, and Beck had successfully pulled off a sticky to stay another month in happy Pattaya land. Shawn, John S., Odvar, Josh, John E., and Scotty rounded out the Rodent team. They batted first in game one and smashed the ball around well, scoring 4 in the first. Not to be outdone, Diego’s Dogs, named mostly due to old hounds Rocky, and Nick, and new puppies Dave and Mark (who is finally starting to enjoy his dog days in Pattaya), came back with 5 runs in the bottom of the initial inning. Hits by past weeks MVP Steve, who also successfully played hooky from work, led the charge. The Dogs went on to win the hitters battle by the score of 21 to 16. A special thank you goes out to “The Fonz” who mistook our softball game for an airfield and piloted his way to a few key hits before his eventual takeoff.

Co-MVP Joe about to belt another ball deep to right field! John Stockton about to run to second, while opponents Steve playing first base, and John CF deep in right field get ready to make the play.

Game 2 was another unmerciful pillage on the new softball. Both teams continued to blast the ball around the diamond and score often. Overall, Rick went 8 for 10 in the hitting department to lead his team, while Perry was back to his old tricks hitting 9 out of 12, and John Eden solidly stroked the ball, going 7 for 10. But the Dogs countered with Rocky going 9 for 12, with Diego and Mark hitting 10 of 12 with lots of extra base hits. But it was newly added John CF, (our humble leader of Pattaya softball) who earned player of the game status with his flawless 6 for 6 hitting performance. In Pattaya softball it seems, an old dog can learn new tricks! Final score was 22 to 16 for the Dogs and a Double header win for Josh, Dan, John CF, Mark, Steve, Nick, Rocky, Dave and Diego.

Safe at Second! A collision is avoided as John Stockton touches second base while the ball passes through the glove of Dave and falls to the ground.