My middle school girls on verge of first losing season...

My middle school girls softball team find themselves in a hitting slump. The girls took it on the chin yesterday afternoon. Their lone hit coming in the first inning on a single up the middle. Turns out the first inning was our best offering -- as an offensive attack goes -- with the one hit, two walks, and two of our runners thrown out at the plate on two very close calls. It was downhill from there and a long bus ride home as the girls dropped to 2-3 on the season with a 12-1 loss. The girls end their regular season Wednesday with an away game against an unbeaten team -- a team with the inside track to winning the league and the season-ending tournament,which is scheduled for Saturday, May 14. Still, it has been a good learning experience for the girls in just the second year of the softball program. The cards are stacked against us down the stretch, but this is middle school ball and we still have a shot as we are assured of a 3-seed in the season-ending tourney. Wish us luck! We need to get the bats going.