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Title: A quick brag
Post by: drholly on June 24, 2015, 12:31:53 AM: My older daughter, Emma - you've seen here cooking on this forum - plays fast pitch softball. She is 16 and plays at the 18 level because we didn't have enough players for a 16U team this year. The benefit is she gets to play with her 18 year old cousin - we always hoped this could happen. This is kind of a pick up team of girls that just want to play.

Tonight they played in a town about 40 miles away. I didn't get to go - was with my younger daughter's team. So, my wife went with Emma. When they came home they had a great story and made me wish I could have been there...

In the 2nd game of the double header our team was down by 2. Last of the last inning... 2 outs... runners on 1st and 2nd... yeah you know where this is going... Emma (her nickname is Bummer) came up. Count is 2 and 2... she lofts one deep into center field - over the head of the center fielder and over the fence. Her first over the fence homerun. She has had in the park homers where she outran the throws, even a "grand slam", but this is her first legit over the fence home run.

I am so happy for her - she was pretty excited!
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Post by: Smokin Don on June 24, 2015, 01:00:19 AM: Yea great David I bet she is proud of that!!!! Don
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Post by: akruckus on June 24, 2015, 02:43:06 AM: Perfect time to have one too! Must have been a joy, and a shot! This also coming from someone who has never hit it over the fence...
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Post by: TwoPockets on June 24, 2015, 08:11:43 AM: I bet you are proud. Sounds like a movie ending too.
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Post by: muebe on June 24, 2015, 08:23:03 AM: Awesome! You should be a very proud father!
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Post by: smokeasaurus on June 24, 2015, 09:54:26 AM: Awesome D-Holly :)
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Post by: hikerman on June 24, 2015, 09:58:44 AM: Big congratulations to Emma!
And to her proud papa! ;)
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Post by: tlg4942 on June 24, 2015, 10:14:01 AM: Way to go Bummer!!!
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Post by: ACW3 on June 24, 2015, 10:26:44 AM: Quote from: tlg4942 on June 24, 2015, 10:14:01 AM
Way to go Bummer!!!

X2!! What a happy ending. She will have memories of this forever.

Art
Title: Re: A quick brag
Post by: Hub on June 24, 2015, 10:52:03 AM: Quote from: ACW3 on June 24, 2015, 10:26:44 AM
Quote from: tlg4942 on June 24, 2015, 10:14:01 AM
Way to go Bummer!!!

X2!! What a happy ending. She will have memories of this forever.

Art

X3 -- Thanks for sharing the story ;D

Hub
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Post by: TentHunteR on June 24, 2015, 02:20:03 PM: That is an exciting story. Good for her!
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Post by: drholly on June 24, 2015, 03:03:38 PM: Thanks, everyone. She kinda played it as - "yeah that's what ya do..." But she was pretty jazzed and I am very happy for her.