Fall Co-ed Softball at Westmoreland Park Tues/Thurs

Veronica Hernandez isn't a follower. She blazes her own trail. In Wednesday night's game vs Can O' Corn, Veronica got on first. Then, on the next hit, she started running as fast as she could... right down the right field line toward the right field foul pole! The wrong way? Maybe... but she hustled... which we, at Underdog, appreciate. Of course, both teams had a great sense of humor about it and it made for a great, light-hearted moment. Congratulations Veronica... your outside the box base running has earned you Week 1's Player of the Week!

During Milwaukie Lumber Company's victory over the Point West Players on Tuesday night at Westmoreland Park, I saw A LOT of great sportsmanship from a lot of people (not taking extra bases, allowing players of the opposing team to reach base, Harvey running for himself)... but none greater than Maria Mitchell's. Maria took the time, both during the game and afterwards, to help another Maria from Point West Players with tips on how to become a better hitter. It's sportsmanship like this that exemplifies the Underdog Sports spirit and is what our league is all about. Congratulations, Maria. You are Week 5's Player of the Week!

Erich had no problem highlighting the team's defensive opportunities in pre-game warm ups. During some catch with Player of the Game Ryan Hammond, Erich had an epiphany that his team was trying to go for broke when they should have just been making the easy out or hitting the cutoff. He relayed this to his team with a passionate pre-game speech, and the defense came through in a big way, holding the power-laden Meat Club to 16 runs.

Sam Cheek is a good sport. He wants to win... but only if it's a fair. In a game vs the Day Donkeys, the Day Donkeys pitcher was about to pitch the ball... when Sam noticed that the right center fielder was tying their shoe. He stopped the pitcher before the pitch to let him know that their fielder was incapacitated. It's this show of sportsmanship which exemplifies the Underdog spirit. Great job, Sam! You're the Week 4 Player of the Week.

Tori was a first basewoman on a mission Tuesday night, ensuring that no one was going to reach 1st base without a hard run and a hard fight. Throws 3 feet above her head? No problem. Balls in the dirt? Routine for Tori. In the 6th, Tori even stopped a ball with her face. All in a day's work. Cap it all off with an RBI double in the bottom of the 7th, and Tori is this week's Player of the Week!