This week was a very important week for Reggio Baseball. It was our home opener, which was also our season opener. The league started last week, but due to a very un-baseballl like bye week, we opened up against Arezzo (team from Florence). The excitement for all of us has been brewing for a while, but after getting up in the morning, making an american breakfast, we headed over to the field.
Arezzo is an average team, not really great but good enough to beat anybody. The team is essentially the same as last year, and they had beaten us early in the year in the italian game. We were anxious for some revenge, and in the first game we got it. We beat them 14-4, with most of the team hitting well. I personally went 2 for 5 in the game, with a triple and 4 rbis. That is pretty much all I would do for the day. The next game went poorly, and was all too familiar of our first series last year. After taking the early lead, Arezzo bounced back and took the game from our grasps. We ended up losing 6-4. So after our first weekend, we stand at 1 and 1. Thomas ended up going 2 for 6 in his first serie a series, and Josh came in to throw 4 innings letting up 1 run.
Although losing is always disappointing, our team can take a lot of positives. Hopefully, much like last year, we build on those positives and go on a nice win streak. This week we head down to Messina in Sicily for one of my favorite weekends of the year. They have been looking good so far, and I look forward to going in there and hopefully winning two games. I'm also excited to be at the beach, hang out with the guys on a road trip, and sleep in the airport after the game. Oh, and I almost forgot about the seafood.
Outside of baseball, we have been keeping pretty busy. Yesterday I promised the girls softball team that we would go to their game, considering how dedicated they are to coming to ours. So, Sunday morning (aka noon), me and Josh woke up and made some breakfast. The breakfast went a little too long, because when we showed up to the game it was already over. Not one of our best moments, but at least we made it there. After explaining ourselves, we got invited to go to one of the players homes (she dates on of our teammates) for her sisters graduation party from university. We said what the hell, and decided to go.
We headed over and were greeted by some of the kindest people I have ever met. They sat us down and fed us until we couldn't eat anymore. They tried their best to speak english, some better than others. The father, for example, was an awesome guy full of energy. He brought in his mother, our friends grandmother, and as confidentially as possible said, "This is my father!" It was hilarious, and everybody got a kick out of it. We also had the chance to meet some people our age who live in Reggio, and a couple of people who play softball. One girl we met, who spoke perfect english, plays for the Italian national team. Another girl was from Los Angeles, and pretty much doing the same thing we were. This year more than last, we have had the opportunity to really meet a lot of people from Reggio.
All in all, it was a good week. I'm sure this week will have its excitement. I hope everything is well at home and you are enjoying the blog. If you have any desire to keep up with the season, whether it be stats or standings, check out www.reggiobaseball.com. Paul has been doing a great job keeping up with it. Anyway, have a great week and talk to you soon!
Arezzo is an average team, not really great but good enough to beat anybody. The team is essentially the same as last year, and they had beaten us early in the year in the italian game. We were anxious for some revenge, and in the first game we got it. We beat them 14-4, with most of the team hitting well. I personally went 2 for 5 in the game, with a triple and 4 rbis. That is pretty much all I would do for the day. The next game went poorly, and was all too familiar of our first series last year. After taking the early lead, Arezzo bounced back and took the game from our grasps. We ended up losing 6-4. So after our first weekend, we stand at 1 and 1. Thomas ended up going 2 for 6 in his first serie a series, and Josh came in to throw 4 innings letting up 1 run.
Although losing is always disappointing, our team can take a lot of positives. Hopefully, much like last year, we build on those positives and go on a nice win streak. This week we head down to Messina in Sicily for one of my favorite weekends of the year. They have been looking good so far, and I look forward to going in there and hopefully winning two games. I'm also excited to be at the beach, hang out with the guys on a road trip, and sleep in the airport after the game. Oh, and I almost forgot about the seafood.
Outside of baseball, we have been keeping pretty busy. Yesterday I promised the girls softball team that we would go to their game, considering how dedicated they are to coming to ours. So, Sunday morning (aka noon), me and Josh woke up and made some breakfast. The breakfast went a little too long, because when we showed up to the game it was already over. Not one of our best moments, but at least we made it there. After explaining ourselves, we got invited to go to one of the players homes (she dates on of our teammates) for her sisters graduation party from university. We said what the hell, and decided to go.
We headed over and were greeted by some of the kindest people I have ever met. They sat us down and fed us until we couldn't eat anymore. They tried their best to speak english, some better than others. The father, for example, was an awesome guy full of energy. He brought in his mother, our friends grandmother, and as confidentially as possible said, "This is my father!" It was hilarious, and everybody got a kick out of it. We also had the chance to meet some people our age who live in Reggio, and a couple of people who play softball. One girl we met, who spoke perfect english, plays for the Italian national team. Another girl was from Los Angeles, and pretty much doing the same thing we were. This year more than last, we have had the opportunity to really meet a lot of people from Reggio.
All in all, it was a good week. I'm sure this week will have its excitement. I hope everything is well at home and you are enjoying the blog. If you have any desire to keep up with the season, whether it be stats or standings, check out www.reggiobaseball.com. Paul has been doing a great job keeping up with it. Anyway, have a great week and talk to you soon!
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