A League of Their Own. Such a great movie. And like Tom Hanks' character states at one point, there really IS no crying in baseball. At least not for Lance. He loves it. Which is a pretty big deal since he's hated every other sport we've tried. I'm crossing my fingers this "love of the game" lasts.
This is the first year Lance has done this and is on a team with kids from 6-8 years old. He's one of the oldest, but I think it's a perfect fit. They do machine pitches from the mound, but if the kid strikes out, he gets soft-tosses from the coach until the player makes contact (although that will change mid-season when they get rid of the soft-toss).
Baseball at this age is a little bit... slow. Super cute, but just a bit slow. There's a lot of waiting around especially when your team is up to bat and your kiddo is waiting their turn to bat.
So, there's a lot of this:
Lance up to bat!
A couple games ago the coach started playing Lance as catcher and he really likes it! George was catcher, too, so Lance will get some good pointers.
Isn't he just so cute?
Waiting to bat:
On deck:
George took Jude and Cole for a walk along a path that went through the forest for part of the game to get their wiggles out.
Up to bat!
(Notice George and Scott in the background...)
First base!
The second time he was up to bat, he struck out a couple times then made great contact with the ball, sending it way into the outfield. He was so surprised he just stood there for a few seconds and watch the ball fly away before the shouts of "RUN!" registered and he ran toward 1st. Too bad someone caught the ball. It was a great hit. :)
Lance has a great coach and is picking up the skills fairly quickly. I'm hoping he sticks with this sport for at least a few years to come!
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