Reply to "My Son Wants to Quit Baseball..."

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Highwinds,
You aren't alone. Lots of folks out there have been or are in your position.

We were there as sophomores. Better bat, better glove and better work ethic than the kids ahead of us. But we never sniffed the Varsity field, maybe a clean up AB or something. Played all of JV.

Junior year starts out....we play all the intra squads and appear to be the number one. Opening day.....out trots a senior ahead of us....GGGGRRRRRRRR. Same thing for 6 games....getting only a DH here or there....Son felt let down and was at that decision point. Thought about hanging it up but he loves it too much. He decided he'd stay and work hard. Then he gets a start. Goes 2-3 with a double and triple. That was 15 games ago and we haven't sat an inning since. We've kept hitting and making plays.

Sooner or later..it all works out like it's supposed to. Even if it ain't like we want it to.

5/12/085:13 PM

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