So today was the first softball game for the LL.M. softball team, aptly named "The Deportables". The final score was 18-8 I believe in favour of the other team, but it was just awesome, and here is why:
1) For me this was the first time that I felt we all were really together as a team, and I don't mean as a rag-tag softball team, but rather as a group of people that are all really over our heads a little bit in one way or another (exemplified by our excellent play on the field and at bat aha) that are all supporting each other and working towards a common goal;
2) Once again our Peer Advisors were excellent! Not only did all of them that were available come out to support us, they also took an active role playing with us and directing traffic as it were as the game progressed;
3) In the 4th inning when push came to shove and the umpires told us that we either had to score of the game would end prematurely because of the "Mercy Rule" (which mandates that if one team fails to score by the end of the 4th inning and the other team has at least 15 runs the game will be called), we came out swinging for the fences and scored 8 runs! My very excellent German roommate hit an elusive in the park home run which had the entire team cheering!
All and all this was an excellent experience and I think we are all looking forward to the season ahead!
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