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Ladies looking good for Micro Games
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Posted on Apr 26 2006
With less than two months to go before Saipan becomes the regional sporting capital during the 6th Micronesian Games, some hometown athletes got a little boost to their training as the CNMI Women’s Fast-Pitch Softball Team received their uniforms and wore them for the first time during their Tuesday evening practice at Miguel “Tan Ge” Basa Softball Field.
Thanks to the folks at Pacific Trading Co., the diamond gals were looking good in their new threads, and the timing couldn’t have been better as the donation comes on the heels of the team receiving news that their efforts spent while preparing for slow-pitch would have to be stepped up for the high-speed game.
The nearly last-minute switch required the pitchers to make a swift departure from arcs of “mountain ball” in favor of the underhanded laser beams. The catchers also had to make the adjustment to wearing the full gear behind the plate for their safety. Despite the changes, head coach Joe Guerrero said that things are looking up for the all-stars.
“We got the equipment from Many Sablan, who is also helping the team, and everybody is improving. That’s good news,” he said.
Guerrero said that it wasn’t easy at the beginning but that his dedicated squad of sluggers has done a great job adjusting from slow pitch to fast pitch.
“When we first started [the mood] was kind of down, but now everybody’s improving with batting and fielding. We won’t have any problems with our fielding, and everybody’s doing a lit better with the hitting,” he said.
The women were in high spirits last night as they worked the infield combos, perfected their pitching, and stretched their legs with conditioning drills in the outfield, and coach Guerrero said that his team will not let the late start on the fast game hold them down this summer.
“We’ll be ready. Everybody’s excited,” he said.
