Centex Recap

First of all, I apologize for not getting a preview up in time. The lack of internet at our Spring Break Condo made it rather difficult to make posts.

Our day started at 8:30 am with Florida staring us down across the field. They thought they could coast through the first round, and we hit them hard. We took half 7-4. In every game, there’s a certain point where the winning team makes a decision. They either step on their opponents throats and push until the gasping stops, or they let there opponent rise thinking they can knock them down again. Florida got back up. We gave up a few breaks, and we suddenly had to fight in order to bring it back to double game point. They won.

Every post on RSD marked Stanford to lay an egg at this tournament, and they did not disappoint. We rolled them, end of story.

Santa Cruz walked into our crosshairs, and we fired without hesitation. They fired back, but we scored more hits than they did. Stupca opened up the lines, and our relievers got the job done 13-9.

Minnesota has been the surprise from the north this year. They’ve been flying under the radar for quite some time, and we underestimated them. Lack of focus and drive killed us in this game. They beat us on double game point, but we should have never been in that situation. Lazy drops, lazy throws, and an unwillingness to step on the gas pedal cost us the number two spot in our pool. We can’t let up. Ever. It cost us a chance at a championship. Don’t let it happen in Detroit.

We ended the day on a high note, dominating Georgia Tech 13-5.

The consolation bracket started even earlier on Sunday. Our first game went off at 8am. When we arrived at the fields to warm up, the sun hadn’t even risen yet.

Game day conditions: windy.

Carleton gave us our first challenge. Both teams fought hard. You would’ve thought we were playing in the A bracket. Both teams got upwind breaks, and both offenses also prevented a double break. In the end, we found ourselves on the wrong side of double game point, again.

So we couldn’t walk away with less than 13^th. On a positive note, we got to tango with NC State in the next round. Neither team got an upwind break. It played out exactly as predicted from the flip. We won the flip. Take that karma.

Georgia bailed on our showdown from thirteenth. Too many injuries and a long drive made them decide to pack it in, so we played Santa Cruz once again. Our first game was no fluke. We played hard and walked away with a record of 5 and 3.