Novato recap/wrap up

The Wildcats second tournament was again a success. A Friday night game in Novato against a talented San Anselmo team would see the Wildcats play their best most complete game of the year. Coming together in the black uniforms making plays at every position. Belting out 14 hits at the plate. Consistent strong pitching led the way to a convincing win to start only the second tournament for the girls on a winning note. Haley M made one of the best catches you will ever see in foul territory behind third base crashing into the opposing teams dugout fence and holding on. Katrina was quick to a liner to right and fired to first for the out. Saja continued her solid outfield play squeezing two fly balls to left field. Taylor C would move up to the lead off spot to try to get the game started and continued her abuse of travel ball pitching. She would also end the game striking out the 2 & 3 hitters in the San Anselmo lineup looking. Saturday the Wildcats would have to fight, quiet bats and unusual miscues on defense made things difficult. Saja would see her first action in the circle for an inning striking out 1 and holding her own even when it was tough. Proving that she is a tough out Gillian would work pitchers for 5 walks to be on base every time. Haley M would be called on to catch every inning without the injured Rene. A game Mackenzie E would prove her worth playing CF, 1B, 3B, & 2B as well as hitting in both the 2 & 3 spot in the lineup. She would knock out 3 hits and work the count for walks as well. A different team showed up on Saturday, they weren't the team that dominated on Friday night. The Wildcats would need to find the team from Friday night to be able to compete on Sunday. Good news, those girls showed up. A different sense of drive and fire came with the Wildcats on Sunday morning. Playing against a veteran Novato team coming off of winning the Rohnert Park tournament the Wildcats would have to play solid to compete. The infield was tight as Isis finally got a chance to field a few, Friday nights Big Mac returned to stretch for outs at 1st. Taylor O would find the ball on a towering pop up to end an inning in CF. Playing against a tough Novato team and with some questionable calls from the men in blue was just a little too much for the travel rookie Wildcats. A 5-2 loss for those of you who where there doesn't do the girls justice, they battled to the end getting dirty and taking a little something from the Novato girls all the way. A lot was learned over the last 3 days in Novato. We learned once again that if we come determined and ready to win with it in our minds that we can we can play with and beat any team. We also learned that if we are lazy and question ourselves as a unit the game will be very, very tough. The first year Wildcats continue to lay what is hopefully the foundation for great teams and great players in the future. Like always the future is now for the current group of Wildcats, Tuesday practice is just around the corner. Only 4 practices until the girls go into battle again in Vallejo.