Well ... congratulations, Mustangs on winning the Lutheran South Baseball Bash. Oh, wait. That was last year. So, it seems there was a little delay in getting us our plaque for the first tournament that a Mustangs Varsity team has ever won. But ... better late than never.
This year, we didn't get the results of 2009. However, we actually played better baseball against a much-improved field. Pasadena First Baptist and Westbury Christian were much improved, and St. John's (who was not even in this tournament last year), always presents a challenge.
So, it's a new year. There are new challenges. And teams that might have given the Mustangs a pass and rested better pitchers and players are not going to do so. It's time to for us to step up to the challenge and keep working -- deliberately working on those things we need to improve upon -- to get better.
An exciting week lies ahead, weather permitting. The key to having a good week on the field is to not look at either the past week ... or really the games ahead. It's always the one play ahead.
When things get tough and tight, life and baseball remain real simple -- one pitch and one play at a time. When we feel the yellow light coming on, then we go to our A-B-C's. We work our approach consistently, and things start to make sense. It sounds simple, and it is. If we execute such a plan, though, we'll survive and even thrive.
Hey, a verse came to mind after we saw ourselves being required to mature this weekend -- 1 Tim. 4:12. Check it out.
Now, let's get back to it.
See you on the field,
Coach Rut
