A Beautiful Afternoon

 

Enjoying a Great Game
Ferndale, MD
April 27, 2026

I was beginning to think that I had done a terrible job packing for our current visit to Maryland. I brought three pairs of shorts, but only one pair of jeans. Until yesterday, I had worn shorts on three days and jeans on two days with the prospect of wearing jeans for a third consecutive day. Yesterday started cold, with temperatures in the 40s, but warmed enough to allow a change from jeans to shorts. 

Chris and I immensely enjoyed the warm afternoon. We attended an Arundel High baseball game against North County, even though Jax was not scheduled to pitch. It was the perfect way to enjoy the blue skies and bright sun of the late-April afternoon. 

The game was well played. Arundel won 3-1, the game it was mostly a pitchers duel. Arundel had many hits but could not get a run across the plate until the 5th inning. They then proceeded to score in the next two innings as well. In terms of errors there was only one in the game; committed by the North County, and between both teams in the 7-inning game there were 8 walks and 9 strikeouts, very evenly distributed with Arundel pitchers claiming the extra strikeout. 

And that's the way it was. I do enjoy having a front row seat to the game. 

-- Bob Doan, Odenton, MD