August 18th
by Troy on 08/18/18
Well, it was a very late night last night. Not out until after midnight. The word is that this tied a record for innings. We went 11 with a walk-off HR by Hawaii.
We started at 4:00 and basically went 8 hours of baseball. The first game was rain delayed for 1:39, and we were able to get it finished in time for the 8:00 game to only be slightly delayed. Two very good games yesterday, with Michigan winning in the bottom of the sixth and Hawaii with the walk-off shot.
Today I am working 1st Base on Volunteer. It is a losers bracket game I believe. I am also assigned to the 6:00 game as the alternate. This means, that I am ready to go in case of injury/illness to one of the umpires. Each game has someone assigned.
More later~~~
Well another late night. The crew I was the alternate on went 10 innings in the Canada vs Spain game. Great game. My game today (Australia vs Puerto Rico) went well. Only a couple of close calls, basically an easy day. The Aussies lost, but they kept their chins up. Great kids and I will post some pics of that game later. Tomorrow's schedule is posted above.