(Nikon D90, Sigma 70-200 II @ ~200mm, f/4, 1/800, ISO 200)
It's actually Practice Thursday... with a twist! Sara Chan came back! Who's this you might ask? Well, in her own words she'd describe her self as:
She is Sara Chan, and she plays catcher.
(Nikon D90, Sigma 70-200 II @ 160mm, f/4, 1/400, ISO 400)
Ekklesia's top-notch catcher left the team towards the end of the season last year, to go teach English in China. She was back in town and decided to drop by (rather unexpectedly for most of us) during practice. Woot! The good news is, she would be around for the next two weeks. The bad news was that she'd be leaving again for another year to resume teaching.
Despite having not playedsoftball for over a year, she seemed to grasp things together pretty quickly, once again taking the field in the position that made her famous: catcher. Just another practice, made a little bit more special by her presence. Alas, at the time of this post, she is probably back in China where internet access is somewhat restricted, so she may not read this post for quite some time. Hopefully, we'll see her on the field in the next few years! It's hard to replace a spirited player like her.
Meanwhile, also hung around shooting the infielders as they went through a drill on dealing with short grounders. Pretty much sat in the same position and just ripped bursts as they went through the motions. Some pretty interesting results, to say the least. Photos below:
(Nikon D90, Sigma 70-200 II @ ~140mm, f/4, 1/500, ISO 400)
(Nikon D90, Sigma 70-200 II @ 130mm, f/3.5, 1/400, ISO 500)
(Nikon D90, Sigma 70-200 II @ 145mm, f/4, 1/400, ISO 500)
(Nikon D90, Sigma 70-200 II @ 160mm, f/3.2, 1/500, ISO 640)
Both infield and outfield were drilling pretty hard in preparation for this Saturday, in which Ekklesia's rescheduled game was due to take place against the long-time CCSA veterans from Bridle Trail Baptist Church (BTBC - That's right, the same church as Themelios!) Beatitudes. More on that soon!
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