On Sunday, I was crowned a champion.
A champion of my adult softball league, that is. After a 5-5 record in the regular season, my team went 4-0 in the playoffs to win the whole shebang. It was a fitting cap to a great bounce back season for me.
Last year was my first in the league, and I was bad.
It had been a long time since my travel team and high school baseball days, where I was a solid outfielder and contact hitter. I dropped routine balls in the outfield. I didn’t get a hit until the fourth game of the season. I cleaned up my act in the second half, but my team finished 3-7 and were eliminated from the playoffs.
This year was different. Before the season started up in February, I made it out to the batting cages a few times. I invested in a bat of my own and I made sure I was in better overall shape. The effort paid off. I ended the year batting over .500, and being one of the more solid defenders on the team.
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