There was plenty to think about yesterday and this was only a softball game.
The weather was great in Waterford and the game was just as good, as most ECC Large games between NFA, Waterford, East Lyme and Fitch will be this season.
The question: Do you walk a batter with two outs and no one on?
In a normal situation, absolutely not. When her name is Caitlin Eaton of Norwich Free Academy, you might want to think twice especially if you're nursing a 2-0 lead.
Waterford pitched to the NFA third baseman twice and she burnt them twice as she ripped two triples and scored two runs including the game-winner in the Wildcat's narrow 3-2 victory Thursday afternoon.
"We dealt with the same thing, do you intentionally walk the winning run on?," NFA coach Jim Cotter said.
"We're a little different than baseball, we don't have too many three-run home runs (in softball) so I would probably do that," NFA coach Jim Cotter said.
Cotter did that in the eighth when he walked Anna Levesque. He got lucky, she didn't score.
As Waterford coach Kate Peruzzotti said, "the ball just didn't roll our way today."