Well, I thought this post was going to be just words. I’ve been having some difficulty with my camera talking to the computer and transferring pictures. BUT for some reason it worked today when I tried. Sooooo….here is some pictures of our T Ball season.
Padres- Coach Scott, Back Row: L-R: Jordyn, Levi, Kamron, Patrick. Front Row: L-R: Ruby, Clara, Liam, Camden (Missing: Fowler, Aurelia, Tennessee)
This was Ruby’s second year in the T Ball division and Clara’s first. Ruby really enjoyed playing this year. Clara was only interested in playing in the game and getting her snacks at the end. J We had one practice before the season started and five games during the month of June.
Matt and I were team helpers. Matt helped in the in-field and as base coach. I ran the dug out.
Clara did well most games. We played on a full size baseball field. The first few games she nearly got out each time she was up to bat. She could hit the ball, she just had a hard time getting to first base before the ball did. She just had small legs. She was one of the youngest kids on the team. The last game, played on a smaller little league field, Clara finally made it to all the bases each time she batted.
Yep. She bats left handed. She writes/colors with her right hand. She also shoots a gun left handed.
Matt made it to every game. He organized his town drop offs/pickups for the ranch on game days. He was able to come to the game, help, pick up his town stuff and make it back to work.
Ruby had a GREAT season. She greatly matured from last season to this summer in her fielding of the ball. This year she would actually move to the ball, move her body in front of the ball to field it and could catch the ball. She and another boy were great team mates and could do some fast plays. At one game, she and the boy got everyone out the whole game. Ruby was at pitcher and the boy was at first. Thee ball never made it past Ruby. Also, the team this year was GREAT at staying in their position but also fielding the ball. We never had all 9-11 players going to the ball.
Ruby never got out this season.
If she felt like the ball was almost close to getting her out, she would come home and run laps or “sprints” around the house to help her get faster. It was her own idea to “train” in running to get faster.
She is trying to decide if she wants to play coach pitch ball next season.
She’s got a little while to figure that out. J
