Foreword
Every grandparent loves to brag about their grandkids and I'm no different. So, today's story is one of those times that I get a chance to brag a bit about my grandson. This is his second year of playing organized baseball with one team during the summer and another one here in the fall. His dad was a fantastic pitcher, earning a full scholarship (thank goodness) to pitch for Division I Villanova University. Whether my grandson is as good remains to be seen, but it is obvious that he loves to play and tries his best every time he is on the field. And, today he made himself proud as well as his Tampah. So, here goes a little braggin' story that needs to be told. Thanks for reading it. It was an ordinary day. Sitting on the narrow aluminum bleachers behind home plate in the small town of anywhere USA. Well, to most it may be anywhere, but to Carol and me, the town does have a name and the event is a fall evening of little league baseball, my favorite sport.
Mountville VFW Memorial Field. The yellow VFW building can be seen in the background. |
Gray team's coach ties his pitchers shoe. |
Game started at 6:00 PM and by the 3rd inning the lights were illuminating the field. Mountville Gold held the Mountville Gray scoreless in the top of the 1st then proceeded to get two men on base with two outs in the bottom of the inning. Caden stepped to the plate. He had been spending extra time with his dad learning more about the art of hitting and this will be his first chance to see what he remembered from his dad's instructions.
Gold team boys line the bench while waiting their time at the plate. |
Caden swinging and connecting with the first pitch for a double. |
Caden crossing the plate with run number 6 for the gold team. |
The game ending High-5 lineup. |
Too cute. Loved this story! Go Caden!
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