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as the restrictions are slowly lifting and the state is opening up, a big thing for us was the return of baseball. We weren’t sure if we were going to sign up, because at the time of registration, it was still unknown if there was going to be a season. But after getting some additional information we were sure that there would be and signed the little guy up. (in the fall last year they did an “exhibition” season which was nothing but practices. we did NOT opt in for that one)

So we are The Athletics this year. We moved up to the Mustang division so we knew there would be even more talent on the field. And our little guy had not really been getting out to play baseball very often, we knew he was going to be a bit rusty. Well, he seems to have knocked the rust off pretty quickly and we are experiencing something new.

Pitching…

Yup, the kid who said “no thank you” to pitching a year ago now gets upset if he has not been slotted in the lineup to pitch at least once a game. He has had varied levels of success. he has had games where he has had multiple strikeouts and others where there were a lot of hits. He does have the benefit of being a lefty who can throw.

On the Mound!

It’s hard to admit at times, but I feel a HUGE amount of Pride when I see him do well on the mound. I ache when I see him do not so well. I feel a pang of guilt about this because pride is not always a good thing (it’s a sin after all). But i am just over the moon when I see a ball reach the catchers mitt.

His skills at first base continue to improve, when a ball is catchable, he usually brings it in. Part of the problem is a lot of the throws at this level are not really on target.

This season has introduced a whole new wrinkle as well. Stealing home. It is something the Kids have never dealt with before and still at this level, there are a lot of errant throws so stealing home is a common occurrence.

I am very happy to report that he has found his passion for the game again and i love that he wants to pitch and get better at it.

At the Plate.

Its a good place to start.