Proud Dad

Congrats to your son, like you I have been on this board since my son was 12, his first V game is this Saturday. Pretty exciting! Best of luck!

Congrats to your son!!  Exciting times for sure.

Great outing by RonBonSon!  Hope he has many more.

RonBon- I'll never forget my first varsity start, many moons ago. Congrats to your son on the fine outing (which was, judging by the numbers, far better than my first outing was). Please continue to share your experiences with us here.

This is the reason I love coming here. To see the new proud dad's come and applaud their son's hard work and watch it come to fruition. I know you're quite proud today

 

Thanks for sharing!

 

YGD

Nice story.  The first start in high school baseball is one of the most thrilling things that ever happened in our family.  You'll never, ever forget it. 

 

Good stuff RonBon!

That's awesome!

 

 

Congratulations and best of luck to him!

 

Congratulations to your son RonBon! What a way to begin the season!

 

Congrats . Junior is now pitching in Alabama and this site helped get him there . Good luck on the rest of his season . Enjoy it because they grow up quickly . 

RonBon,

 

That was such fun to read! What a tremendous first start for your son!

 

 

Enjoy!

Julie

RonBon, thanks for sharing your story!  You have every reason to be proud and I wish your son tons of success in the future.  I was that same dad so many years ago when Bum, Jr. finally got his first varsity start as a junior and only fired a no-hitter.  The folks at HSBBW were very supportive and gave Bum, Jr. congratulations at the time.  When I think back on it, I felt the support of family.. our family.. HSBBW.  Keep us updated and be an ambassador for the game and HSBBW.  Your son's story is now part of our story.

Awesome ! Congrats Ronbon, keep it up.. Our boy also got his first start on Friday after closing out a win on Thursday night and pitched will into the 5th but left after the go ahead run reached base. We didnt win but are equally excited as our path has been similiar to so many here. He is a few days shy of turning 15 and we hope for a lotta fun times in the coming years.

Congrats!  Its a great feeling and I can see it in your words.  Hoping for many more moments for you to enjoy! 

Awesome!!!

May it be the first of many to come!!!

CONGRATS,  Enjoy the ride.

 

That's good news... enjoy the baseball and the sunflower seeds

Congratulations. Very exciting times for sure. 

Congrats - You should be SUPER proud -- Varsity as a Sophomore is a huge accomplishment (didn't do this on his own - take a bow, dad - you had a lot to do with this)!

BTW, I'm a new member, and I'm excited to learn about this forum.

ilovebaseball,

 

Welcome, and thank you for posting! I don't want to derail from the main topic of this thread, but just wanted to ask...

 

How did you learn about the HS Baseball Web? I'm happy to see a steady stream of new members since our forum conversion last month, and just curious to see how our new members are finding us.

 

Julie

Julie,

 

Thanks for the welcome note! 

 

I learned by word of mouth - dad at our high school game last night.  I will continue to spread the word.  This forum has so much information and encouragement from what i can see so far.  

 

ilovebaseball,

 

That's good to hear... glad that members are spreading the word!

 

Julie

Thank all of you for the support.

Congrat's RonBon. Very nice first varsity start! This site awesome, I lurked for many years before joining. The support you will receive is outstanding and hopefully it will help your son as he continues to play.

Enjoy every minute of this time as it goes by way to quickly. My son is a senior and seems like only yesterday when he got his first start a few years back.  

I love threads like this one, and suspect there are quite a few more Proud Dads and Moms out there with stories to tell. I know we all try to avoid bragging, but please don't hesitate to start a thread to share...

 

How is your son (or your son's team) doing so far?

 

(It's snowing here in MN... )

 

Julie

Julie, you need to come to FL, I have a room with a view for you!  LOL

 

Great thread!  It's good to hear about the positive stuff, not the negative!

Snowing again tonight... I would love to head to FL! Doesn't look like we'll make it this year, though!

We have had a great early spring.   Whenever you can't stand it anymore let me know.

Now that the season is over I thought I would add an update on how it went for him.

 

He ended up going 3 - 0 in the non-district part of the season but the coaches decided to go with the two seniors on the mound. No arguments from me, they were both very worthy of the starts.

 

He did win the starting CF position and bounced between the 5 and 6 holes in the lineup. He is very proud of being an everyday starter and the responsibilities that come with being the center fielder.

 

He finished second on the team in just about every batting stat. The leader was our big stud senior who had already signed to play college ball.

 

The cherry on top was that he was voted the district's newcomer of the year.

 

The team made the playoffs forcing a three way tie for second and nabbing the three seed in a one day playoff. A huge over acheavement as we were picked 7 out of 8 teams in preseason polls.

 

We lost in the first round as our bats failed to catch the bus to the second day of games.

 

He did get to take the mound in both the second and third playoff games in the series. Both games were out of reach by then but we appreciated the nod by the coaches.

 

Now, on to summer ball!!

 

that's a very impressive sophomore year right there.

 

best of luck to him as he continues to progress and have a passion for the game!

 

www.allenwranglersbaseball.com

That is AWESOME!  Coach Wimpee kept me posted on yalls season since quite a few of the kids play for us in the summer.  Wouldnt mind having one more if you know what I mean! lol...great Job and congrats!

There are some proud mom's on here tooo.