Baseball Awards Ceremony

Spring baseball has quickly come and gone. Fortunately, this season we discovered a baseball league like no other. "Sandlot" has been such a blessing to Noah and our family. This baseball league is a ministry that was started by a husband and wife team. They have a passion for kids and for baseball. The thing I think I like the most is that no one is turned away. When I say no one, I mean no one for any reason even if they have a disability.

All teams in the same age level play each other. They foster friendships with ALL players regardless of teams. If one team is short on players for a game they will pull a teammate from the opposing team to play on that team. It works because they are all friends.

Noah said his favorite thing about Sandlot is that there is not as much pressure. There is no angry yelling... from coaches, other kids, nor from parents. There is plenty of yelling though, along with lots and lots of encouragement.

Noah and Coach Mike at the awards banquet. 

After a two year break, because of our last experience with little league, we are very thankful we found Sandlot. I can honestly say I look forward to Fall Ball. You can find out more about Sandlot here.

Go Pirates!

Noah has been playing baseball and boy does he love it! He is on the Pirates team. At the 2nd practice they gave him the name "Pit bull". They have an awesome coach and Noah has learned so much in just 6 games. In fact they are 6 and 0. Noah plays 2nd base. There is another kid on the team named Noah and he usually plays 1st base. When the "The Noah's" are on 1st and 2nd base there is no getting by those guys! Maybe there is something about that name and baseball... and I'm sure it doesn't hurt that Noah's middle name was named after a guy who use to play for the braves.

This game was last Saturday. Yes, in the rain!!! I was able to get some great shots of him as all us moms and dads huddled together under a pop up tent.

Here he is playing 2nd base and he's ready!



Hey Noah!... what's a Pirates favorite letter?



RRRRRRRR!!!!!



Okay... He's up to bat... Show'um your mean face!



Run!... Noah!... Run!

Okay... about halfway through the game the coach told the boys that if they won this game they would go mud slidin. They won... so a mud slidin they went. After the game he had the team form a line behind the pitchers mound. One by one he let each boy run as fast as they could towards 2nd base and slide in the mud. Of course he took a turn too! It was hilarious!

These are the shots I got of Noah sliding.

The next time your at the fields be on the lookout for an undefeated, mud-slidin, pirate named Pit bull!