Ladywhips Baseball

In which there is much talking about your Ladywhips but very little about Sunday’s game

In which Amarisa forgets but is really solid; Shaun bruises; Megan is rechristened Imogen and discovers she much prefers catching; Zoe can be relied on; Caitlin has no luck and also forgets her hips; Richelle chooses the wrong position fir her season swan song; Anneliese has lots of rust but shows a clean pair of heals; Ciara breaks hearts heroically; Grace shows her range; Vette’s instincts are good but her timing is off; Beckie is brave, in so many ways; & Hayley enjoys the infield.

In which Grace discovers it’s bloody hot in this country; Anneliese discovers that she is in Tasmania; Megan is stubborn; Zoe is grateful for the chance to stretch her legs (& lots of other things); Caitlin sets a new record; Trav keeps the possibility of hers alive; Amarisa discovers that she thinks too much; Beckie forgets to swing; Richelle is disappointed not to be Designated Hitter; Vette resumes normal transmission ; & Shaun finally gets his shit together!

In which a new season record is set; Courtney is hugged; a lot; inappropriately; Zoe pretends to have a flesh wound; Richelle has the yips; Caitlin adds to her collection; Ciara understands backing up; Trav gets no true bounces; Courtney stats down; Georgia presses too hard; Megan has sticky pants; the yips follow Grace; the ghost of teammates past is welcomed to score; and off days may abound but the result is right.

In which Trav shakes off the yips; Zoe still runs into walls; Grace learns about tagging; Caitlin reaches her first fence; Anneliese runs a lot; Renae pulls the veteran card; Georgia looks very nervous; Ciara is really quick; Richelle steals two bases; Hayley is in the right position; and Amarisa discovers just how big the infield is.

In which many unhelpful things are said to the Ladywhips, Vette learns what insurance is really for, Zoe runs for cover, Ciara is in the right spot, Anneliese stays hot, Megan hurts her hand, Grace is really stretchy, Shaun loses track of many things, Caitlin discovers a dislike of Curtin, Trav waves a gold glove at the crowd, and Beckie can drive.

In which Shaun learns that fences have anatomical differences; Ciara listens to great effect; Richelle is relieved to be in right field; Megan has trouble counting; Vette cannot miss; Amarisa can; Zoe’s patience does not improve; Renae dips her toe in the water; Trav is graceful; As is Grace; Anneliese is lucky, a lot; while Caitlin is nasty, but only once.

In which Vette doesn’t need any warmups; Trav thinks too much; Grace had no momentum; Courtney had too much; Richelle was ready; Anneliese had kittens; Amarisa did not see the need to swing: Anneliese did; both were right; Ciara was quick; nobody else was; everyone learned the balk rule; Megan discovered how big the diamond is; & everyone held their nerve.

In which Caitlin really can’t run; Courtney is confused; Georgia keeps the best by default; Beckie walks to the game; the yips are everywhere; Richelle is grateful
For not having to get her glove out; Megan is tender; Zoe could have used some help; Vette gets a gift; Amarisa gets frozen; Anneliese has a snow cone; Ciara nearly has one too; & Trav is the only graceful one.

In which it rains, but not enough, Grace is surprised; but Anneliese is even more surprised; Caitlin can’t run, but does anyway; Zoe keeps forgetting to say shit, fuck, sorry; Georgia doesn’t need to swing the bat; Hayley gets an average; Beckie uses her body; Amarisa has a new experience; Trav does it tough; Shaun is too animated; & Vette is missed.