The morning got started early for Evan's baseball tournament. It was a double elimination game today. We stopped by Donut Taco Palace on the way to the fields and then got to the fields at 8:15 for a 9am game.
The Bucs won the first game. In Evan's first at-bat he got hit by a pitch for the first time. It hit him right in the back of the elbow. He walked it off, took first and then stole second and third before scoring on a single. The Bucs started fairly slowly but ended up winning.
In the second game, the team was much better. It was 1-1 after two innings. The Bucs didn't score in the top of the third and then the their pitching fell apart in the bottom of the third.
So we went into the loser's bracket and played another game. In this game, Evan was crushing the ball. He changed bats and seemed to find his confidence again. The whole team started hitting.
So then the Bucs were in the finals. If they won the game they'd have to play again to beat that team a second time. If they lost it was over. Again, they played the team very well. Evan worked a nice walk after fouling off several pitches in his second at-bat that was really nice. Unfortunately, the left-handed pitcher was able to pick him off. He played a very good catcher again. But the Bucs couldn't overcome another bad inning of pitching. But after four games, they ended up as runner ups and got rings for it.
Evan and I jumped in the car and drove over to the Oak Hill fields for Noah's game. Noah struck out in his first at-bat. But in the second he fielded a ball and tagged a boy running to second for an out. In his second at-bat he singled to knock in the fifth run of the inning. Overall he did well but his team came up just a bit short.
We came home and had leftovers for dinner.
The boys are showered and in their rooms.
Until next time...
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