Week #1 Cnt'd - First game = First debut

So after the 'lights out' fiasco in Melville. We took to Tom Laing Park to play a 2 game set against the Yorkton Cardinals. The game was going smooth our starter who is from Eastern Arizona CC was rolling through 5. In the sixth though the cold got to him, hes a mexican kid from Arizona, so I don't think he was quite adjusted to the 8 degree celsius weather. As the runners crossed the plate for the Cards, our first reliver got hot in the pen. I sat nervously on the bench trying to stay warm and loose. It was tough, but it had to be done. So after one quick inning in the sixth for our first reliever he struggled in the 7th.
Our pitching coach gave me the nod to get loose. As I sprinted, stretched and threw, I knew it was my time to heat it up. So I worked on spotting my pitches in the pen, then he told me I would be in for the 8th and 9th no matter what.
I didn't have much behind my fastball but that didn't stop me, as I left the pen and ran to the bump I was ready to go. My first batter grounded out, the next one proceeded to squeak out a base hit that my shortstop just narrowly missed. The next batter went down on strikes (the hitter in question had hit a 2 run bomb in the 4th inning of the game), with the big bat out of the way I met the #4 hitter who hit a long fly ball. My right fielder laid out and it just tipped off the heal of his glove (SHIT). 'hey I gave my outfielder a pat on the back because in that cold on that unforgiving ground that was an awesome effort. The next two batters then popped out to end the 8th, I was quite content with only 1 run given up . In the ninth I was getting hit hard, but after a pop out, then immediately after with a runner on first my shortstop made a diving stab behind second, made a quick flip and got the DP to end the top of the ninth.
Although we didn't win I was happy with my effort, I knew if I kept working hard on my off days I would be able to keep the flow and maybe even solidify a spot as the set up man.
keep your head up eyes on the prize and never look back thats my attitude from here on out. Follow this advice and im sure anyone out there can do anything they choose