Homerun!

Homerun Hero!!!

Kyle at the plate.

Kyle's baseball season ended with a crescendo this past weekend. His little team started off kind of struggling at the beginning of the season. They were always one player short of what the other teams had and some of the players, including Kyle, were new to the sport. Well, Kyle had played T-ball several years ago, but that was it.

They only won 2 regular season games. And then right about the time the playoffs started the team was really getting it together.

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The "Indians" Dugout. That is the name of Kyle's team.


They were playing like a team, they were getting good hits with the bat, they were passing the ball to each other. Well, all of the teams had a chance in the playoffs. It so happened that our little team (who had to play with only 8 players in the playoffs, less than regular season because of players being gone) ended up winning the game in their bracket which put them in the semi-finals.

Coach Macarenas adjusting Kyle's position before batting.

They won the game 13-10. Kyle scored his first homerun ever in that game with a grounder straight out into right field almost to the fence. He ran those bases like he'd never done before. He was so elated, I think he floated around to homeplate. Of course his Mom was on her feet in the stands whooping and hollering it up for him!

The rest of the crowd was cheering, but no one was prouder than Laren and I. My good old cheerleading days came right back to me and I was in my zone cheering for my son. Only this time, my eyes were filled with tears knowing all that had gone into that homerun. Knowing all the hours he'd spent practicing batting, even when he was tired and ready to be done before the coaches were at practice. Kyle ended up scoring 3 points in that game, not including the points for those who he batted home.

Kyle and Laren after the big win.

Because of that win, they they were paired against the top team in the league. They lost that game, but ended up finishing third overall! Even though we spent most of our weekend in the sun at the field, it couldn't have been more perfect watching our son learn and enjoy the benefits of teamwork. You can imagine how Laren and I felt today when taking Kayla and Alyssa to softball practice and Kyle brought along his mitt and ball just so he could get in a little practice himself. The sport really grew on him.

Kyle and Mom after the big win. His expression doesn't match the elation he had though. Notice the button I'm wearing with his picture on it. Also in support of the team and game, I tried to find the closest thing I had to Orange (his team color) in my closet for that game. I was also sporting a pretty good sun-kissed face after the games.

PS... Amber, notice the grass in the picture with Laren and Kyle, that is what we grew from seed in our front yard this past month.