Tuesday night started with some individual competitions and a cook out so Mason participated in the Home Run Derby. They threw each kid 10 balls and Mason took the lead with one home run. A kid from Dallas caught up with him so there were only 2 out of 32 kids to hit one. They then got 5 balls thrown to them to break the tie and while Mason didn't get one this time, the other kid did so the Dallas kid won it. Mason came in 2nd and we were just as proud!
These are pictures of him during the derby......
So we played our first game on Wednesday, Mason pitched and we won against a Farmington team. On Thursday we played against the Dallas team and they slaughtered us. We played on Friday against Moriarity, NM, and beat them, and then played again that night against the other Farmington team and got beat out.
Look at the difference in Mason and the 3rd baseman! They had an awesome season and were the first Bayfield team to ever win state and make it to Regionals where we came in 3rd. Dallas was the team that won it, and they were what they called a ball club where they travel all over the US playing. They entered our league, played the minimal amount of games necessary, forfeited the rest, won their state tournament so they could get to the World Series in Puerto Rico, which they won also. I just found out this, that it cost them $1,000 a kid to try out for this Dallas team (if you didn't make it, you lose the money), and they use that money for traveling expenses. They were unbelievably talented and play baseball year around.
Anyway, back to us, we played, it was a long season, they were awesome and it's now over--YAY! We hosted the team party last night in the church yard and had a blast as the kids played volleyball and baseball.
Now.....on to FOOTBALL......(SIGH)....no, I love it...I really do!
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