Alex's baseball season is well under way and they are going strong! A while ago I blogged that their first tournament was in Denver, Iowa. Well. . .they came out placing 3rd in a tournament when all the teams were 6th graders except our team, which are all 5th graders! It was a great tournament. . . .and yes, Alex's team beat his cousin, Blake's team. It was a good game and friendly competition. We had a lot of family members on the field that first game: his cousin, Blake, playing for Denver, his great uncle, Dean, coaching Denver, and his 2nd cousin, Ryan, umping behind homeplate. Oh yeah. . .can't forget his own dad, Wayne, helping coach his team. (Do you think baseball is a popular sport on my side of the family??? :) It was like a small family reunion on the ball field! It was a great tournament - chilly - but fun! Alex ended up doing some pitching and playing his usual, first base. The team picture included in this blog is the team after their third place tourney win! Don't you love their sharp uniforms? :)
Last week we played the 6th graders from New Hampton (not sure why we are always playing older kids but oh well. . .????). That was not quite such a pretty picture but the boys tried hard. Lots of little errors and just couldn't hit the ball. We'll get them next time!
Last night the boys played in Cresco against Oelwein 5th graders in a double header and won big time. Everyone hit the ball well, fielded super, Alex had 2 doubles, and it was a fun game to watch. This time, Alex played 1st base, pitched a few innings, went back to first, and finished at 3rd base. I have included some pictures of him batting, playing 3rd, and base running.
Bleacher butt hasn't set in yet. . . .thank goodness for lawn chairs. . . .his team has a week off and then back at it with another tournament the weekend of June 5th! Should be an exciting summer - lots of softball and baseball!
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