WDLL Astros - Game 1

Opponent: Carrollton Little League Braves
Score: 5-12 (Braves win in 4 innings)

The most (in)famous franchise in West Dallas history kicked off its 2008 campaign this evening in Carrollton. Kendrick Evans (pictured above) got the opening day nod and delivered 3 solid innings of work. He started off a little wild in the first (walking at least 6 batters), but settled down and began to consistently find the strike zone. You might be wondering, how could I call his performance "solid" after giving up 12 runs? Well, take a look at the first and second basemen in the picture above. Is that what you would call ready positions? I stopped counting after the 10th error by our infield (5 by shortstop Sergio Facundo alone).

Our lackluster performance at the plate didn't really help much either. We only had 3 hits the whole night - Kendrick (RBI triple), Ernan Molina (infield single) and DeAunte Vickers (double).

Interesting side notes:

- DeAunte is 11 years old and at least 5'8", 160 lbs. I would like to see this kid's birth certificate.

- A portly fellow named Jose Castro for some reason felt the need to try and steal a base even though I explicitly told him not to. Normally I wouldn't mind too much, but you would probably need a calendar to clock this guy's speed.

Even though it sounds otherwise, I was proud of our team tonight. We played a tough team after only having 4 practices and hung in there. Things are looking positive for the Astros (especially since we are in the process of signing up a ringer).

Season Record: 0-1

-Coach Matt