Baseball

This summer, we spend Monday and Thursday nights at the ballpark as well as Saturday afternoons for Clay. Levi and Caleb play on the same nights - sometimes in different towns at different times so that we can see some of both games, and sometimes they play in different towns at the same time. In 3 of the 11 games they each play, they play in the same town back to back which is perfect !

Levi in the past has always played first base, but this year there are 16 kids on his team, so he's got to take turns playing at first, third and centerfield. Having that many kids on one team is pretty rough because you don't usually get to play the whole game, and baseball is pretty boring when you're not on the field (and sometimes even when you are !) Levi's team is 1-3 after last night.

Caleb's team is coached by David and they are the best team we've seen so far in the league. They are 4-0 and none of the games have even been close. Caleb plays first base and has gotten several outs. He has only struck out once this year in about 15 times at bat and has hit several triples and a homerun. There are only 9 kids on Caleb's team, so they all get to play the whole game which is nice. He is in machine pitch which in my opinion is the most exciting league because there are alot of hits and action. In Levi's league, the kids are pitching and most of them aren't throwing strikes so there is a lot of walks.

And then there's teeball. There are no outs in teeball and each team bats through their line-up every inning. Thankfully, there are only 2 innings ! Clay loves teeball - especially batting. He is one of their best hitters, and generally hits it to the outfield every time. After his first game he asked if we saw when he "hit it to the clouds !" Then he wondered "what would happen if God catched it ?" I told him he would be out. He has a little trouble staying focused when he is playing in the field. He plays first base some and he has also played catcher and 2nd base. He likes to stand on the base when he is in the field, so the runner doesn't know what to do. I'm glad he enjoys it so much and that makes it worth sitting through the game.