The USA national softball team made a stop in Stockton last night on their Bound for Bejing tour.
These elite female athletes are a sight to behold.
They are athletic big, fast, and capable technicians.
The atmosphere was electric.
The stadium was too small, the complete wrong venue for the event, but the hundreds of softball players gathered to watch could care less.
With a game time of 7PM the parking lot opened at 4PM and the gates opened at 4:30PM.
One of our team families arrived at 2PM to become the first in line.
They informed everyone who arrived after them that the entire team would be joining them up in front once they arrived.
Very well done, because it seems they kept saying this to anyone else who got in line so that when the rest of showed up everyone was expecting it and it was no big deal.
Our girls had a blast.
It was fun, as a parent, to see them so excited and enthusiastic.
The 45 minute autograph session was an exercise in survival.
It became a question of endurance and tenacity - how many different lines can you get in to receive an autograph?
I was impressed with the demeanor of the USA national team.
They smiled whenever asked for pictures.
They waved, they interacted with the girls and made it a delightful evening.
Madison was impressed with the number of players that included Bible verses in their profiles.
One of the players even included Ephesians 5:1 when she signed her name on her glove.
Our team was the last to leave the parking lot.
The girls even chased the USA team bus out of the parking lot.
Good stuff, really good stuff.
