Today, both boys had baseball games. Evan had a game at 1pm and he needed to be there at noon. Noah had a game at 3:30 and needed to be there at 2:45. Knowing that we had a busy afternoon, we took it easy this morning. The boys played baseball on the Wii for most of the morning. Before we knew it, it was time for lunch and then we had to go to the fields. Noah came with Evan and me.
They had Evan playing third at warm ups so I knew that he'd probably be playing that again today. He's played so well there and he has the arm to get it to first. He started the game at second base though and made some nice catches on cutoffs (which he also seemed to grasp) on balls to the right and right center. He batted second and after the first boy got out, he singled and ended up coming around to score. In the 2nd inning he was at third. On a short popup, he came racing in and made a diving catch for an out. He had another single in the third. In the fourth, he was back at 3rd base. A big kid came up and just turned on the ball rocketing the ball at Evan. Evan calmly put his glove up and caught the line drive. He seemed so nonchalant about it, though when he came back into the dugout later, he was very excited about it. In the same inning, there was a slow roller than Evan ran up and picked up with his bare hand, though he didn't have a play. And he got the third out in the inning on a ground ball that he fielded and touched third. In the bottom of the fifth, Evan singled to score the fifth run of the inning which ended the game (each inning is capped at 5 runs or 3 outs). Unfortunately, Evan's team lost for the first time this season 16-15.
After the game, we went over to the snow cone truck and got snow cones. They allow you to put your own flavoring on it.
We walked over to Noah's field, ate, and then Noah warmed up. He was very excited for his game. Noah was the fifth batter and really hit the ball hard in the top of the first and ran hard for a single. He played third base in the bottom of the first though he had to come out early because he had to pee. In the third, Noah got out for the first time this season. I was wondering how he'd handle that and he handled it like a pro. I was really proud of him for that. He seemed to know how got out, and casually walked back to the dugout. He didn't seem upset at all. He told me if the first baseman had made an error he would have been safe. He came up in the fourth with a chance to atone and he came through. He ran hard to first and that was the difference. The batter behind him tripled and it was fun to see Noah running from 1st to home. He did a good job.
After the game, we came home. We made dinner and then I had to go back to the fields. It was Evan's team's turn to volunteer at the concession stand. So I had to do it from 6:45pm to 8pm. The boys stayed home. Evan through a fit because he wanted to come with me and help. Rachel found a baseball movie to put on for the boys on Netflix and they watched it until I got home.
I did solve the problem with putting the boys to bed during the Steelers game and having them lose. I started the game after I put them to bed. It seemed to work as the Steelers won tonight.
Below are some pictures from today.
Until next time...
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