Lil Lefty Provincials - Saturday (It was Hot!!!)

The Tigers were back for their 1pm game on Saturday afternoon. Same orange hair with new whiskers now. Lil' Lefty pitched a full 7 inning game against the Brampton Blazers, and the Tigers won 11-4 . Lil' Lefty pitched and hit well. The victory eliminated the Blazers and gave the Tigers another game at 5pm.

It was a "little" revenge for Lil' Lefty as this Blazer team beat Lil' Lefty's Oakville Angels team last year for the Provinicial gold medal.

Between games Lil Lefty, A-Mac and I ran to a grocery store for sandwiches and fruit (No McDonalds or Pizza). Lil' Lefty did sneak in some popcorn while I was getting the groceries. The car thermostat read 102 degrees at one point with temperatures in the 90's. The car air conditioning was a nice break from the heat.

Lil' Lefty started the second game on Saturday against the Vaughn Vikings. I mentioned in warm-ups that she should accelerate her arm to her flip and she made a change... seemed like it added some speed and for the first two innings Lil' Lefty threw harder than I had seen her pitch all year long.

After the second inning, Lil' Lefty said her back hurt. We have been discussing the different types of hurt. It was not a sharp pain so we decided she could continue (if she has a sharp pain, like a pinch, she stops immediately). We have also started stretching more before games, something I never did well. Lil' Lefty's speed decreased in the 3rd and 4th inning and she came out from pitching for the 5th inning. She had a headache and stomach ache. The Tigers took a 1 run lead into the top of the 7th inning. Lil' Lefty was now playing first base. Our pitcher gave up three successive walks and Lil' Lefty was to go in to save the day. Unfortunately, the Vikings scored 4 runs and took the lead for good. The Tigers had a valiant effort in the bottom of the seventh, Lil' Lefty was on-deck with the bases loaded when the game ended.

The entire team came over for a swim after the game. It had been a great year.