I know some of your seasons have just begun, but our regular season is over. Son’s high school team received a bid to the State Playoffs (we are so thrilled). The season went by so fast, it seems like it began just a week ago. Team record is 18 wins, 11 losses; 8 of the losses were by 1 run, the balance by 2 runs. All of these losses could have gone either way. This was hard on the boys, but they never gave up and came back like champs in the end. The team travels to North Louisiana next Thursday (4 hours away) for their first state playoff game. I will brag a little on my son. High school sophomore, starter 2nd baseman and pitcher, batting average over 500 in district play. Hit a grand slam last week. Took him a little while to get going, but when he got going, there was no stopping him. My nephew is the short stop on the team and he also did really well, hit great, played the last 3 games with a broken nose which is broken in two places. He never missed a beat, still playing great defense and hitting well. He will have surgery as soon as baseball season is over. I am very proud of my son and his team. We played a few teams this season who had no respect for each other, their coaches, their parents, the umpires, or the opposing team. It made me realize how blessed we are to have such a great group of kids who love and respect the game.
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