For historical purposes:
Wild
Things
Teams...reverse chronological order
SOFTBALL
2005 AT MOREHOUSE!
WILD THINGS
2005 PLAYED AT NEW FIELDS AT MOREHOUSE FARM PARK: top
row - Mistie, Scotty. Sarah and Camden, Andreea, Sue, Stacey., Stacey
T., Diane, Margaret; bottom - Kim, Tammy, Louise, Judee, Lisa,
B.L.
The
playoff story 2005 (double
elimination tournament): fields still young - no grass
to speak of...
FIRST
GAME
(Monday) - against Jailbirds/a win for
Wild Things
SECOND
GAME (Tuesday) - against Columbus Gym/a loss for Wild things
THIRD GAME (Wednesday) -
against 20-30-40 Somethings/thunderstorms wash out this game
THURSDAY (game #3) - against
20-30-40 - we win a close one, on to the next...
FRIDAY (game #4) - against
Weed Wackers -
we win (had our hitting shoes on) via "run-rule" and get the chance to
face Columbus Gym for the second time in the playoffs on Monday, August
1 (Field#2)...
MONDAY (game #5) - WILD THINGS
fall to Columbus Gym, out of playoffs; we finished in third
place. As the Brooklyn Dodgers were wont to say, "Wait 'til next
year!"
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*Double-Elimination
Tournament coming to an end - down to the final two teams (not WILD
THINGS, unfortunately, see notes above):
TUESDAY, August 2nd, the Columbus Gym team played Peter's Spirits--back
to the wall for Columbus Gym, having been beaten Monday by Peter's
Spirits--Columbus Gym revives and forces another contest...with First
Selectman in the crowd...FINAL GAME WEDNESDAY EVENING!
Regular Season
2005:
4 wins, 4 losses (2 games rained out)
Game
one
- against 20-30-40, Thursday. June 23 - W (21-5); Camden
Thomas WILD THINGS youngest cheerleader - he made the difference in
our first game against 20-30-40 Somethings, along with other young WILD
THINGS in training!!!
Game two
- against Weed Wackers, Monday, June 27 - W (24-21: called because
of darkness). It was reported to the website that...it was a
great
game with 2004 Champion Weed Wackers - everyone hit well (on both
teams)
and we were ahead when darkness fell. Congratulations to both
teams
for knowing when enough is enough...next time we may not be ahead when
the game gets called...as they say, that's the way the ball bounces!
Game
three
- against Jailbirds, Tuesday, June 28 - called off by Parks and
Rec
@4pm (fields must have been really wet and slippery).
Game four
- against 20-30-40, Wednesday, June 29 - rain out?
Game five
- against Peter's Spirits, Thursday, July 7 - close game, but we
lost,
13-8.
Game six
- against Weed Wackers, Monday, July 11 - close game but we won, 12-7.
Game seven
- against Columbus Gym, Tuesday, July 12 - we lost, 12-2, or 2-12, but
game was tied or only a one-run deficit until late innings--when out
fly
balls (or ground balls) went straight into opponents gloves, like they
were magnetized! But the hots dogs were great and the rain held
off!!!
Girls Babe Ruth League held State Finals on Firld #3, right next door!
Game eight
- against Jail Birds, Monday, July 18 - we lost on a hot, sticky night
with thunderboomers in the distance (the game went the full 7
innings);
Jail Birds much improved!
Game nine
- against Columbus Gym, Tuesday, July 19 - we played a great game all
around,
but lost, 6-3 to Columbus Gym (they were actually getting nervous).
Game ten
- against Peter's Spirits, Thursday, July 21 - what a way to finish off
the season...we beat Peter's Spirits 11-9! Inspired play by all!!!
MORE
OF WILD THINGS 2000...
WILD
THINGS
2000 TEAM AGAINST PETER'S SPIRITS (above) in winner's
bracket--we
held
them off with only nine players (missing one outfielder) until the last
half-inning! Left to right: top row shows Mistie, Sarah,
Judee,
Stacy, Margaret; bottom row shows Sue, Lisa,
Louise and Tammy.
This photo was taken at the Weston High School field.
"WILD THINGS"
LORE...
WILD
THINGS
1999: NOT ALL OF
THE 1999 SEASON "WILD THINGS" PICTURED:Top
row
(l-r): Sarah, Tammy, Louise, (in back) Marianne, Stacey, (in
back)
Mistie, Debbie, (in back) Bonnie, Kaz; Bottom row (l-r) Lisa,
Jean,
Margaret, Kelly. "BL" taking the photo. See below for
"B.L."
with the 1996 WILD THINGS!
The
team that represents the best of WILD THINGS tradition...in the team's FIRST
decade...began in 1988.
WILD THINGS
1996: "B.L." is front and center on the 1996 WILD THINGS
photo
(front row, center).
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