Our many apologies for those who went to the various links available for live stat coverage or even Twitter updates during the ASC Softball Tournament, especially to the many Tiger fans out there who are now following us on Twitter. As it turned out there were more kinks than expected at the new Railroad Park, especially when it came to wireless Internet coverage.
The field where ETBU played its first three games of the tournament -- Gold Field -- kept receiving a strong wireless signal but for some reason we were unable to get a browser to open a web site. I was cut off from the ETBU web site completely and there were periods where I could not even pull up Twitter. And the live stats, which were being run through the UT Dallas server, were suffering from all kinds of technical difficulties that were a result of the lack of coverage.
Things were a little better when we switched to the Blue Field for the elimination game against Louisiana College but the signal dropped us again midway through the game. I was unable to reconnect at that point. It was a very frustrating weekend for all -- players, coaches, SIDs and fans -- and there was really nothing we could do about it at the time.
As it turned out the Tigers may have been just a couple of innings away from playing for the championship. It was very disappointing to cough up the 4-0 lead with just two innings to go but you have to give UT Tyler credit. The Patriots were a hot team and weren't quite ready to give up their winning streak, and the ball literally just didn't bounce ETBU's way those last two innings.
Hopefully the Tigers will receive an at-large bid again to the NCAA Tournament. ETBU has four victories against teams that have been ranked No. 1 in the nation at the time of those wins, so we will see come next Monday when the bids are issued.
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