Baseball has pretty much taken over our to-do list this summer. Both big boys played for a different league this year, and had great success- Liam's team even won their division's championship (OSU Beavers- was there any doubt?) Elijah's team didn't have a division tournament but ended with a winning season and some outstanding players and more importantly really great attitudes among his teammates, which made the season really fun.
As the regular season ended both boys were nominated to be on the league's all-star team for their age groups. Although it has been a lot of out of town practices and certainly some grumbling to stop their play to get in the car again, we felt it would be a cool opportunity to take advantage of. These teams have some outstanding coaches and I think the boys are getting a bit of a wake up call as to what real baseball is. We have fantastic parents who volunteer to coach the boys in our town- they do a great job; but it is really nice once in a while for some outside influence (especially in the realm of sports) to teach my kids- and adds some element of (dare I say, fear and/or discomfort) that demands a little more respect and hopefully results.
Finley started coach pitch as well with his trusty coach (Dad), and they are off to a great start- kids are actually going in the right direction and hitting pretty consistently. Finley hits strong, but tends to throw his bat even stronger..... its a work in progress. Considering all the baseball he's seen this summer (unless there is a park within field's reach) he should be ready to hit the big leagues soon.
And Emerson just patiently waits his turn.....
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| Liam catching |
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| Elijah pitched awesome this season, especially when he snuck in his "knuckle-curve" (it actually worked!) |
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| lost his team hat first thing, found after picture day... |
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