Baseball season is in full swing and with three kids playing, it seems like we are at the ball field every night. (Probably because we are!) Because of the whole Covid thing, we didn't even know if they were going to be able to play baseball this year. The season kept getting postponed until finally they were ready to start. Usually baseball is in June but because of the delays, the season was in July this year. This really put a cramp in our camping schedule but we made it work.
Emily loves playing softball. She is getting better each year. This year she played just about every position including catcher and pitcher. She like pitching but says it is too stressful!
Her team this year was called the Rockettes. She liked playing with all the girls and made friends with all of them. The Calderwood's were her coaches and they did a great job teaching the girls and making them feel needed on the team.
They had a great season and won third place in the final tournament. Good job, girls!
Colby played fast pitch baseball this year. This was his first year playing fast pitch and having a boy team member pitch. He definitely learned a lot and had fun.
While playing catch with him one day, I noticed that he could throw pretty straight and fast. I asked him why he didn't try out to be the pitcher for one of the games. He was really ho-hum about it and said his coach only likes the older boys to pitch. I talked to the coach and told him Colby wanted to pitch but was too nervous to ask and he said he would put him in the next game to try it out. Colby did a great job pitching. His pitches were straight and good. Unfortunately though, they were too good and the other players could hit the ball every time. He just needs to get a little faster at throwing and he will be right on. The other thing to work on is endurance and strength because his arm got pretty tired by the end of the inning. He was able to pitch in two games during the season. He loved playing outfield too and with his arm, he could throw the ball in from the outfield. I think that will probably be his position.
His team this year was the Giants. He liked playing with all of the guys on his team especially his friends, Noah and Max.
Logan also played this year. He played his first year of machine pitch baseball.
We were actually really impressed with Logan's performance this season. He just went to it and hit the ball every time he was up to bat. Then he would sprint to the bases so fast. Being outfield was a little different though because he would easily get distracted. But when he did get the ball, he was right on top of it to throw it hard to the base or pitcher. He is getting better and better and catching and throwing.
His team this year was the Marlins. He had a bast with the boys on his team and loved every minute of playing. The Calderwood's were also Logan's coach this year so they were pretty busy with coaching.
Colby is getting more industrious lately. I think it is because he is getting older and maybe because he gets some reward or earning from the work. Anyway, he has started to mow the lawn.
I really think he likes to just be by himself listening to his tunes on the MP3 player. He likes to not be bugged so mowing the lawn is a way to get away from the other kids. Good job Colby!
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