Shiittake Kickers Win First Game of the Season

Shiittake Kickers are back in full force last night as they whopped the Hi-Gravs with a score of 14-5 in the first game of the season . This season there are a few new teams with incredibly fun names like Where My Pitches At and Swift Kick in the Grass. But after two season of inconsistent play, the Shiittake Kickers are looking strong, with a new pitcher, a new coach and renewed desire to win!

Next game is Monday, April 6th. Come cheer us on as we battle the new team Bam!.

Shittake Kickers vs. Just For Kicks

Shittake Kickers faltered last night in the last two innings as a couple of errors lost us the lead, ending the game against rival losers (they have never won a game) Just For Kicks at 7-9. Our team kicked well during the game. I actually made it on base two out of three times. In the seventh inning first baseman “Momma” made some spectacular outs. Our pitcher stopped the ball a few times, and I caught a pop-fly to right field with my face. Well, I guess I didn’t actually catch it. More like, it bounced off my face and onto the ground. Ouch!

Chris, Dan and Bronwen cheered from the stands, while Nicole and Talula supported us next to the dug-out. Our new team IPod player blasted awesome music from the sidelines while we did our best to let the other team win. We wanted to be nice…

This season we have some great kickers, catchers and a lot of team spirit. Go Shittake!

Shiitake Goes Down

We lost. I think the final score was 13-2. We scored our two runs in the 4th inning and never came back. I, however, was excited to make my first pop fly catch of the season. The kicker from the other team got up to kick, kicked the ball straight to me and I caught it! Hooray. Mr Cavin was there and will verify my story. I am not making this up!

There were other good catches and good kicks made by the Shiitake Kickers last night, but to no avail. We all had some beer and food after the game and scheduled a reunion cookout for June. I think we will play again next season (I think in the fall). I am looking forward to it. We had such a good time, my teammates are great people and it was a great way to meet new people who I work with but never really talk to that much.

The Playoffs are On!

Our first round of playoff games are over and the Shiitake Kickers are still in the running. Last night, we lost our first game to the Crush. (They were mean and seemed to take the game way to seriously.) But in the second game, we trounced the other team, 18-7. It must have had something to do with the eye-black, or maybe it was the beer.

Shitake Kickers Rock

There is so much going on in my life right now, it is hard to keep it all straight. I passed the Foreign Service exam and have scheduled my oral assessment, which will be held in Washington DC for April 21st. I am very much looking forward to it. If all goes well, I will be one step closer as of May, to becoming a Foreign Service Officer, ready to go out and serve my country!

Besides the FS, there are really two things that I am obsessed with right now. First, the West Wing. Yes, I know, once again I am behind the times, but this show is freakin great. The problem is that I can’t get to bed on time, because I can’t turn off the tv.

The second new and exciting thing I am doing is playing Kickball. I joined the company kickball team. We are called the Shitake Kickers and our t-shirts are awesome. I will take a picture and post it when the t-shirts come in.

I haven’t played kickball since middle school, but I still remember that it was my favorite game to play in gym class. I cannot wait to get out on the field and regress back to 6th grade. I think I am going to be pretty good. Hopefully, I won’t injure myself!