Wow! Everybody looked better tonight

Monday practice was a real pleasant surprise. Everybody on the team seemed to have their best practice of the season.

With ideal weather, everybody got their arms good and loose and threw with more distance and accuracy than they had all spring. Our throwing drills went well, with almost everybody on the team making good catches, and quick, accurate throws.

When we scrimmaged, the defenses each made plays in the field that could win a game. On one play a sharp grounder was hit to the third baseman, who gloved it cleanly and made a perfect throw across the diamond to get the out at first.

The only thing that didn't work was fly ball drill that was more my fault for not being able to hit good flies, than anything else.

We'll have batting practice tomorrow night. Hopefully the weather will be nice enough to allow us to have a good session.

I'm impressed with the way our players, as a team, have improved in throwing and catching.

We also had a pitcher emerge in pitching tryouts. I had not considered this kid in assessing my pitching, so when he started throwing non-gravity ball strikes, and followed that by being able to locate his pitches, I WAS STOKED.

It's supposed to be cold Wednesday, so no one pitcher will throw more than two innings in that weather. Our pitching depth will be tested.