Monday, July 14, 2008

Those Crazy Kids...

Remember those constraints listed in the blog subtitle - about Little League baseball controlling most of our summer? We planned this trip to occur after Jake's 11-yr old baseball season thinking that if things went much as they did last summer, his last tournament would be over by July 20th, and our frequent flyer window opened on 7/22. Further, we could leave the summer of his 12 yr-old season open since the sky is the limit for 12 yr-old little leaguers - as they can go all the way to the world series in Williamsport, PA.

So, of course, those crazy kids went out and battled hard to capture the WA District 12 title without a loss, but with lots of gutty, gritty, gamer performances up and down the line up. Most of us will not soon forget the no-hitter to start the tournament, the diving web gem in centerfield and resulting double play of the runner at third, two game-saving diving stabs at second base, inning after inning of stellar catching in 100-degree heat, and all those timely hits!

As a result, they move on to State. The tournament starts Saturday the 19th, and we leave on our trip on Tuesday the 22nd. The trip of a lifetime wins out over a State tournament bid, and Jake will have to leave his teammates after just 2 or 3 games. This is an agonizing position to be in, as he is one of their pitchers, and losing any team member now is really tough on all involved. So wish the Greater Richland Little League the best as each age division is going to State. If you want to help us defray the costs, you can chip in and donate to our league.
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