With AIC only an hour north of Kate at Yale, “Billie” decided she’d escape and see her former teammates play - which meant I’d go watch her watch them and Camp Billings opted to come along for the 8 hours of driving. Steph and Lauren battled strong bats to keep St. Mikes in both games, but the defense wobbled at a couple crucial times and pop ups were the flavor de jour with runners in scoring position, so AIC ended up with both wins. It was great to have a chance to say “enjoy graduation” to three fantastic seniors – Kate, Meghan, and Kelly. It was also great to see four softball alums at the game: MegO, KellyE, LindsayB, and our Kate (Billie).

Congrats go out to AIC’s Coach Groff who is retiring after 43 years with AIC! Lots of chopper pics today, as there was literally a manhunt underway a couple of blocks away for a gunman wounded in a shootout and on the run. And this time, I only exchanged smiles with the opposing Assistant Coach ... :-)