Ally's first softball game!

On Friday night Ally had her first softball game. Her team is called the "Gator Girls". You can't miss them with their 80's neon green colored jerseys. She was a little nervous about playing her first game. The boys were also scheduled to play a game tonight. As all three of the kids were suiting up for their games the boys were busy giving her tips. It was so cute watching her warm up. Excitingly she ran to third base to get into position. Unfortunately my Dad and the boys only got to watch the first inning because they had to be out at their field for their warmups. The funniest thing happened when she got her first at bat. I had really struggled to find a helmet that would fit her. I ended up having to special order a helmet with a faceguard for a t-ball size player. She geared up to go bat but her coach said she needed to have a chin strap for her helmet. She did not have one. She would have to use a team helmet. They slipped one on her head and she went out to the plate. The only problem was she could not see! The helmet kept sliding down over her eyes. They stopped the game and had to run out with a new helmet. Again it kept sliding over her eyes. Her head was so small that the game had to be stopped three times to fix her helmet. She got a nice hit though. Her next trip to the plate she got a hit, the only problem this time was she did not want to stop running. In her division you can only run one base at a time. Ally has been watching her brothers steal bases for so many years that she got a little confused. She ran to first, then second, and she didn't realize we were yelling Go Back! Go Back! until she was already at third base! To say the least she was out at second! Poor Ally. She's got some wheels though! Although they dont keep an official score the Gator's did end up winning their first game. It was so much fun! The boys did not win their game but the boys both got some great hits. Austin is batting over 500 for the season (as a NINE year old!!!) that's better than most of the kids on the team. A.J. is batting over 700 so far this season. Another parent said "Those Hall boys sure can hit" after the game last night. Although we lost the boys were proud of the way they played!