Mother Nature Not So Sweet to Pe Ell Softball

OK, so we’ve talked about the weather ... a lot. No secret there.

But if your eyes can take one more post about it, then look toward Pe Ell. The softball team, in particular.

The Trojans just finished a stretch in which they played eight games in eight days (two days off in all during that period). Wow.

Why? A whole lotta makeup games because of the bad weather.

On Friday the Trojans lost their first game of the season to Toutle Lake. They were without star pitcher Brittany Woods because her arm was sore (can you blame her?) after pitching so many innings.

“It was just time to give her a rest,” said Woods' father and coach, John.

The Ducks took advantage of Woods’ absence by racking up eight hits off Trojan pitcher Angelina Phelps in a 9-4 win. Pe Ell also was without starting left fielder Elissa Kane, who sat out with a bum knee.

“It’s been just tough,” coach Woods said of having to play so many games in a week. “They want you to make up the games as soon as you can on the next playable day.

“I’m glad we’ll have this weekend off.”

I’m sure those Trojans are, too. They might have to keep fighting the nasty weather. (Hey, now that would make for a good post!).

It's a tough situation to be in. What does this say about rescheduling? Can anything be tweaked? Does anything need to be tweaked? Other thoughts?