1. After losing 17-1, the team came back ready to go and struck early. I am not going to overreact and suggest this means that this proves they are an incredibly resilient team or anything, but, for now, I am taking it for what it is: a night after being embarrassed they came back ready to play.
2. Jarrett Casey's changeup was virtually unhittable last night. Through three games, his changeup has been the best individual pitch I've seen over the course of more than just an inning.
3. Mark Haddow is a gamer. If you stand next to him and then watch him take BP, its easy to know the talent is there, but not everyone with talent is a gamer. In the eighth inning he made a valiant attempt, diving for a line drive. He did not make the catch, it got past him, and it was a part of a two run inning for Billings, cutting their deficit to four. As the cliche goes, baseball is a funny game. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, the tying run at first, and the winning run at the plate, Robert Maddox (Billings) hit a slicing line drive to the left field corner. Haddow chased after it and made a highlight reel catch with a half-dive, half-lunge to save the game. If he does not make the catch the game is tied and momentum is heavily in favor of Billings. To make that big of a play, an inning after simply misjudging a ball on his diving attempt, Haddow made the biggest play of the game. A split second of hesitation or the slightest bit of uncertainty and that play is not made. A huge part of this game is about how you respond to failure or adversity. I learned that Mark Haddow responds very well in these situations and I'd have to believe it will play a huge role in whatever success he achieves.
Time to win a series tonight. 7:05 first pitch
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