Both Rachel and I slept in this morning. We knew it was going to be a long afternoon so we relaxed in the morning. We didn't really do anything until it was time to leave for Noah's baseball game at 2:30.
Noah's game was at 3:30pm and Evan's game was at 4:45pm. Noah had to be there for warm ups at 2:50. Evan had to be at his field for warm ups at 3:45pm. During warm ups, Noah hit well. Jack and Evan had a catch while Rachel and Noah had a catch. As soon as the previous game was over, we went onto the field. Evan sat in the dugout for a bit.
Noah's team started out in the field. Noah started at second base. The very first hit went right to Noah. He bobbled it a bit so he didn't have time to make a throw but he prevented the runner from advancing. A couple batters later and there was someone on first and the ball was hit towards Noah. He knew he was supposed to touch second. The only problem was as soon as the ball was hit he ran to second - without the ball. It's ok. He was very cute. I took a quick break to run Evan over to his field and came back in time to see Noah bat. He got a hit and ended up coming around to score. He played the 4th inning at 2nd base again. He didn't get anyone out but he played well. His second at-bat he got a hit. The next kid hit it into the outfield so Noah got to 3rd. He was running well. He scored on the next hit. He seemed really happy.
Noah got his snack after the game and we went over to Evan's field. Evan was in line for the batting cages so we talked to him some. Evan was playing Miles' team. The game started about 20 minutes late. One of the coaches wasn't there so they asked me to be 3rd base coach. Evan stated the game at third. He fielded one ball but there was no throw. In the bottom of the first, Evan had a clean single to left field. Evan returned to third base for the 4th and 5th innings. Several of you who read this blog have joked about my play-by-play, so here's another one. So in the bottom of the 4th, Evan came up with the bases loaded. Evan's team had the lead but not by much. They needed a few runs to render the 5th inning a moot point. There were two outs. I have to say, I was nervous. Evan swung hard at the first pitch but missed. The second pitch he took. He fouled off the third pitch for a second strike. The fourth pitch was inside and Evan moved out of the way. After that Evan dug in for the fifth pitch. The crowd was quiet. The pitch came in and Evan swung hard lining a ball into left field for a two-run single essentially sealing the game. You can call Evan, Mr. Clutch. It was really a good at-bat. He finished the game 2 for 3 (he struck out in the third). I also failed the mention that with a good bit of hustle he avoided getting thrown out at second in the first inning when it was a simple force play.
Overall, it was a good day of baseball, but very very long.
We stopped at Austin Pizza Garden on the way home to get food.
We ate dinner and the boys got ready for bed so we could watch some of the Steelers game I recorded. I put the boys to bed at "halftime". Unfortunately, the last time I put them to bed at halftime the Steelers lost. I think I have to stop doing that.
Below are some pictures of the boys in their uniforms.
Until next time...
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