On game days coaches don’t need the extra stress. There’s enough decisions to make about the line up, who will pitch and catch and if we will even have enough players to field a team; let alone worry about if it will rain. Game day decisions for the head coach are always difficult with this wonderful wet weather!

Twice this past week we had to cancel games scheduled, one Peewee boys game on Tuesday night and three of the girls teams on Wednesday nights, all called off due to threatening thunderstorms. It’s a tough call to make, and if you call it off chances are the game may never happen. The Lakeland League season is so short that trying to fit in a game this late in the season is almost impossible. The biggest problem last week was that most of the teams playing had two hours to travel to get here and would have to leave right after school. That means, the decision had to be made by 3pm and it’s a long drive back home if not be able to play. A 50/ 50 call, and as it turns out both nights the games in fact could have been played, the sun did shine after 6pm. If only we had a crystal ball!

The Peewee girls Pumas did play on Monday night a defeated Elizabeth Metis Settlement by a few runs and didn’t need their last at bats. Jadey “the Lady” Capjack behind the plate doing a terrific job catching, she has a strong arm for the throw to the bases.  Pitcher Mykaela Verenka started the game for the first two innings and was getting help from her fielders for the outs. Then Paige Skarsen coming in for two innings. She has a very wicked windmill, low fastball and was tough for any of the girls to catch up to get a hit; most of them going down swinging or standing amazed at the speed. Closing the game, pitching for her first time ever, Jorja Theriault, who is celebrating her birthday this coming Thursday.  “Jorja Girl” did in the end, with the help of some fine fielding, shut down Elizabeth.