Softball News.......

Well, MC finally got to play some softball this week. The girls are playing 4 games this week. It has been a little bit of a stressful softball season so far. We were hoping that Katie being a Junior this year would get some varsity playing time but so far it had not proved to be the case. Katie was feeling bad because she was the only Junior that hadn't played any varsity innings this season. But she decided to keep her head in the game and keep practicing hard. Her Dad promised her that if she just kept working hard she would be ready if she got her opportunity. She became the teams biggest support. She cheered that loudest and the longest. She has kept her head in the game and tried really hard to stay positive. Then a couple of days ago she got her courage up and asked her coach what she needed to do to get to play. They told her it was her batting that was holding her back. So she just kept working on her bat (we already new she could bat). So she was just patient. I have to say she was much more patient than her mother. Then yesterday she finally got her opportunity. They put her in the fifth inning. Playing third base, the first inning out in the field she got a pretty put out on a bunt play. Then when she came to the plate she hit a beautiful single up the middle that scored a run. The next time up she hit an even more beautiful double over the right fielder's head, and then came around the bases to score. Mountain Crest lost 13 to 4, but Katie helped to score 2 of their 4 runs. Then, in the Herald Journal this morning it said that the one bright spot in MC's game was their hitting, "Katie Bowen had a great day at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with a double and a single." She made the paper. It was great day in Bowen Softball history. It just goes to show, you just need to keep working hard and be ready for your opportunities. YEA FOR KATIE!!!!!!