Up at 4:30 today, more laundry. It was 72 degrees and 66% humidity when I got up. I hope that humidity drops quickly.
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The temperatures thankfully didn't quite hit the highs expected for the day, topping out at 93 degrees.
I ended up with a 10:00 plate and 12:30 2nd base today. the 10:00 plate featured #3 Arizona vs #6 Washington. It was a very exciting and well played game on both sides, but Arizona broke out late in the game and finished ahead 5-1.
The second game was #1 SoCal vs #8 Oregon, and things went pretty much as expected, with SoCal coming out on top 18-0, clinching the game on a 13 run 4th inning. The game also featured an Umpire rendition of YMCA to help break the tension between the 4th and 5th innings. I'll try to get a copy of the video.
We had our evaluations tonight with Steve. Short, brief, and to the point. I'm now qualified to work a intermediate or big field World Series.
Tonight was the Umpire dinner at a local Mexican seafood restaurant. I'm stuffed. Thanks, Robin.
We're down to 4 teams. Semifinals are tomorrow, championship & consolation game on Monday. Tomorrow is #2 Hawaii vs #3 Arizona, and #1 SoCal vs #4 Nogales. Both games will be staffed by 6 man crews (goodby rotations we've been struggling to perfect all week) with a plate umpire in reserve for each game. We'll get our assignments in the morning.
