Baseball 2014

 

 

We're marking off another great year of baseball

Our summer {May and June} was consumed by games but we wouldn't have it any other way

 

Spencer played for Bridgestone again this year

I'm pretty sad that this was his last year with the team

Travis and Henry have been amazing coaches

They are so patient with the boys and know a ton about baseball

I still laugh when Travis asks the boys to do something followed by please...

We had a boy catching balls bare handed during warm up one day

Travis said, use your glove... please

Maybe it's just the way he says it but I laugh every time

I would be like- Seriously this is baseball, use your glove!

 

Not only are the coaches amazing, these boys have developed a special friendship
They know what each particular boy needs to hear to get him out of the funk

It's nice that they get to play with the same kids for several years until they move up

 

Last year the Bridgestone team won second in the tournaments

This year the went into tournaments 14-0 and placed second again in the championships

  

Parker played for Real-estate Resource and Associates

I wish I could say the same thing about Parker's coaches and team mates

It's been a tough season

The coach told us first hand that he knew nothing about baseball

He wasn't kidding

Parker was pitcher, catcher and first baseman this year

He says he loves being behind home plate

Who knew we'd have two catchers in the family

We got a kick out of Parker when he first started catching

He just sat in the same spot and didn't really move around
After some coaxing,

he finally told Chip that he couldn't move because his baseball pants were too tight

Our boys are built totally different,

Parker had been wearing Spencer's pants from last year

So.... we bought new/bigger pants and it made a world of difference

He dives after the ball and is becoming quite the catcher
Spencer likes to say he taught him everything he knows

 

 

Parker also did some pitching this year

 

It was a great ball season

Now we have to figure out what to do with all of our spare time