"Winter" Baseball anyone??
After reading your email Jaws, I felt the need to also voice my frustration with the lack of softball opportunity on this side of the world. I guess it's a bit better here than in NZ. At least I had the opportunity to play a few weeks of baseball when I first got here. Playing baseball was so frustrating because it's so similar to softball but so different at the same time, specifically the batting. It sure did humble me. Hearing and thinking about everyone back home, preparing for the start of another season, makes me a little home sick. They don't even have enough interest on campus to form a co-ed team. There's how many people attending this university and they can't find 12-15 people that plays softball...how sad...Maybe I should take up cricket or something. It seems similar to softball...
With the weather being so nice all year round and with Australia having a pretty good Olympic softball team, one would think that finding a team would be easy. My naive mind thought that I would come to Australia and be able to find a team, just like that. Everyone here keeps telling me how easy it should be to find a team but no one can actually give me any contacts. They say that women usually play softball in summer and baseball in the "winter", whereas men play baseball in the summer and softball in the "winter". So I have to wait until October before I can play softball. Well I was invited to try out for the State team softball team in June but, like Jaws mentioned, I can't even find anyone to play catch with. Is there even a point of making the long journey up there?? I'm seriously considering just playing baseball while I'm here in Australia and forget about softball. My baseball teammates wants me to use "winter baseball" to train to become a pitcher. That should be really fun and I love a challenge. As much as I'll miss playing softball, not having access to a car in Australia really limits your options. The public transportation is horrible here.
This morning I borrowed Becks' bike to go register for "winter baseball". It's suppose to be a really social league to recruit new players and teach newbies how to play but everyone from the state team is playing so we'll see how social it really is. Come on Becks, sign up. I swear it's meant for beginners. It's only once a week and I doubt there'll be practices but I'll take what I can. Unfortunately it doesn't start till June so more waiting. The games are going to be held at this newly built baseball stadium so that'll be exciting. I've never played in a stadium before. Apparently it's the only baseball stadium in Perth and they'll be charging people to watch the games. Haha, I don't think we'll have anyone in the stands.
With the weather being so nice all year round and with Australia having a pretty good Olympic softball team, one would think that finding a team would be easy. My naive mind thought that I would come to Australia and be able to find a team, just like that. Everyone here keeps telling me how easy it should be to find a team but no one can actually give me any contacts. They say that women usually play softball in summer and baseball in the "winter", whereas men play baseball in the summer and softball in the "winter". So I have to wait until October before I can play softball. Well I was invited to try out for the State team softball team in June but, like Jaws mentioned, I can't even find anyone to play catch with. Is there even a point of making the long journey up there?? I'm seriously considering just playing baseball while I'm here in Australia and forget about softball. My baseball teammates wants me to use "winter baseball" to train to become a pitcher. That should be really fun and I love a challenge. As much as I'll miss playing softball, not having access to a car in Australia really limits your options. The public transportation is horrible here.
This morning I borrowed Becks' bike to go register for "winter baseball". It's suppose to be a really social league to recruit new players and teach newbies how to play but everyone from the state team is playing so we'll see how social it really is. Come on Becks, sign up. I swear it's meant for beginners. It's only once a week and I doubt there'll be practices but I'll take what I can. Unfortunately it doesn't start till June so more waiting. The games are going to be held at this newly built baseball stadium so that'll be exciting. I've never played in a stadium before. Apparently it's the only baseball stadium in Perth and they'll be charging people to watch the games. Haha, I don't think we'll have anyone in the stands.
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