OTTAWA- Facing their toughest tournament opponents every, the fun bunch took the lead in the second inning and never relinquished it, although “we got the runs” put the fear of god in them when they closed the gap to 14-13 in the 6th inning with five unanswered runs. But then the fun bunch did what they did best and dug in to score five runs of their out in the final inning – all during a two out rally. Then they shut the door with a three-up-three-down bottom of the inning including a game saving catch from Emily “talk to my agent” chen , who impressed her new teammates all game long.

It wasn’t all smooth sailing of course—this is the fun bunch after all—as jess “bullseye” belanger sauntered in late in the fifth inning, having “slept in” during the most important event of the year. Also there were some tough moments at second base, with some missed opportunities for double plays, but in general defense was rock solid. Both glen “the wrangler” rankin and steve “field marshal” saunders got in to it with the umpire who made some bad calls in their opinion, so both players let them know they weren’t going to give him a free pass.

Rusty recruit pat “oft-injured” Bujold faired well in his debut , although he did get some consideration for downton’s doghouse when he hit a “solo shot” and took his eye off the play and missed advancing to second. “That’s two strikes against you Bujold”, roared “field marshal” none too impressed.

Paris “songbird” Patricelli continued her torrid hitting and she made a spectacular play at home for an out, grabbing a wayward throw from her uncle and mentor “field marshal”. After the inning ending play, she cast him a playful wink and said “that’s for all the help in bootcamp”

But newcomer Emily “talk to my agent” Chen was turning heads all game long. Although she said she hadn’t played in “over ten years”, you never would have known it. She was directing her hits into the gap, crushing the ball all game long, and playing rock solid at third base, including a spectacular game-ending catch. Rumour has it that “field marshal” has entered into negotiations with her agent to join the team next year

Next up “pitch please” at 11:30, with some reinforcements as scott “boom boom” saunders and meghan “marathon” saunders will join the team