Brase Sports Update 4/25 - 4/27

Hello Everyone,

Very busy weekend ! Let's go !
Saturday: Nick had baseball Saturday afternoon. Raptors vs. The Red Wings. The Red Wings have to be the top team out there. But, they came out super flat. The Raptors came out swinging ! The Raptors put 5 runs up in the first. Red Wings had 3 strikeouts in the first. But, then all of a sudden it's like the teams flipped flopped and the Raptors became super sloppy ! It became a rather slow moving and boring game unfortunately. Nick continued to do his thing at the plate. Hitting the ball hard ! All three shots to the outfield. It was a little difficult to watch the game because Nick had 6 "fans" in the crowd, 4 who proceeded to talk about everything except the game, and you know who you are !! For that reason, I have added Monday's game to the blog.
Sunday: Kylie had a local friendly. Finally ! First game was against SD Strokes. Pretty good team. They have 2 very tough "ladies" running their team. Kylie pitched. She was a little off in the first inning. Giving up 1 run after walking the batter. "Walks always score". But, she really settled in. Rise ball was really working and her curve looked good as well. Mystic played pretty good. A couple of BIG errors in the OF allowed 2 more runs in. Kylie did have 2 at bats and went o for. But, she's working on it. Anyway, Kylie held them down and Mystic won 6-3. Good job girl !!
Next up was PowerSurge '97. This is a young team with some talent. Their pitcher was very good. Very nice form but threw kind of slow. Good junk. Mystic started their 5th string pitcher. She did ok for the first innings. But, they did start to hit off of her. Kylie started at 2B. She did very well in the field. Mystic needs a leader on the field and she fits that role well. Nothing got by her. At one point with a runner on first, the ball was hit to SS who threw to 2B for the force, and then Kylie shot that ball to 1st. She had the runner by a foot, but the blue said safe. Place went crazy ! Kylie has quite a cannon ! Kylie had 2 AB's , but grounded out twice. Anyway, Mystic goes down 3-1 to PowerSurge '97.
Next was Lights Out. I remember this team from Legacy. Very good team. When I watched their pitcher warm up, I realized she was new. This kid was awesome ! He was about 5' 9" and she threw 55+ mph. With junk ! Very impressive. Mystic pitched their #2. Kylie played 2b again. This was actually a very good game. It was scoreless going into 4th inning. Then Lights Out started really hitting. A few hits with a couple of Mystic mis-plays equals another loss. 3-0 Lights Out over Mystic. Man, that pitcher good ! Top 3 that I have seen. It was a little disappointing to see Mystic so flat this weekend, but they have a couple of real good coaches who pull them back up. Kylie had a good weekend in the field , but had a rough one at the plate. But, she'll be fine. Keep working kid !
Monday: Ok, as promised, back to Baseball. Raptors vs. The Threshers. Ok, this is the team with the most annoying coach of ALL TIME !! This is the same coach I wrote about last time. The same coach that hold the kids' bats when they hit and says "swing" ! Anyway, Nick had a big game ! It was pretty even for a while. Nick's first at bat was a battle. Each kid gets 5 pitches from the machine. Nick whiffed the first 4 and then fouled off the next 2. Still alive. Then as Dad was getting super nervous thinking his boy was going down ........Nick crushed a deep fly ball to center. OH YEAH !! I think I might have done a fist pump, not sure, I was pretty excited ! Next inning, Nick is playing in Right Center. The ball is hit hard out to him. He fields and throws all the way to first and gets the kid out !! A great laser throw and a great catch by James at first !! I think at that point Kelly jumped up and pointed at the coach and yelled "In your Face" !! Just kidding !! Just kidding. Nick's next at bat was a first pitch, long fly ball crush to RF. Nice ! I believe Nick went to 1B on defense. He did real well again. He came up one more time with the bases loaded. Whiffed on the first 4 pitches again. I am again, preparing myself for the possibility of a strikeout. It's a good thing that he has Kelly for his Mom, because I am a worrier and can expect the worst a lot. Kelly always believes he will do it. Never a doubt in her mind. She rocks ! Anyway, Nick fouls off 2 more pitches. Then he connects for a hard shot to left field !! He is a beast !! Good job Son !! Nick also got another game ball ! That game was actually a lot of fun !! Well, that's it for the weekend and Monday. Enjoy and see you next time !