Just a proud papa post: My 8 and 10 y/o boys are on the same baseball team which I help coach. Last night we won 4-3. My 10 y/o hit a 3 run HR in the top of the 6th to put us up. In the bottom of 6 (we play 6 innings), he came in to pitch with 1 out, no one on, and the top of the other team’s lineup up. He struck out the first guy and walked the next, brining up their 3 hitter (one of the best hitters in the league). The guy smoked a rocket grounder to 2B (where my 8 y/o - who playing up a league) was playing. He made a nice backhand attempt and missed, but did knock the ball down. Had it gotten through it’s likely that it would have went to the fence (out OFers are bad) for a game winning hit (both runners would have scored). My 10 y/o then struck out their cleanup hitter to end the game. This is one I’ll remember for a long time! (Thanks for indulging my pride, please head back to your regularly scheduled day!)
