Sunday, April 9, 2017

baseball season begins

Today was opening day for the spring baseball season - Sebastian playing AAA baseball, Liesl in T-ball. Both had games at Alpenrose, a sweet little stadium that hosts Little League events.

Sebastian pitched two innings, played shortstop, and then first base. He struck out once, walked once, stole a couple of bases, and scored. But I was most proud of the moment when he was pitching and the batter hit a one-hopper straight at him that bounced into his shin. He grabbed the ball and threw the runner out at first before he fell down to grab his hurt shin and cry a little. It was great to see that competitive grit - and he came back to pitch the next inning too.

Sebastian pitching from B. Avery on Vimeo.


Liesl too was outstanding in her first baseball game - hit it right off the tee, ran hard at first base, managed to field some grounders and throw the ball - it was great. There were various teammates who got a little confused out there about where to run, where to throw, what to do... but it was all pretty awesome to watch.

Clip1 from B. Avery on Vimeo.
 

Clip2 from B. Avery on Vimeo.


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