This is Sam's second year in coach pitch baseball, and next summer he will move on to kid pitch ball. We've seen a lot of improvement this year, from both Sam and many of his teammates as well. The team is doing pretty good, with a record of 4-3 halfway through the season. Sam seems to always like to go to games, although he does get a little depressed when he strikes out, as do all of the boys. At this age, the main idea is to have fun, and so we're happy with how it's going. And it gives Sam something to do a few days each week, which is important now that school is out!
The pictures are from Saturday's game, which was Sam's best performance yet. He hit the ball each time he batted, had two RBI's and scored one run. He is in the middle of the batting order, so many times once he's on base, the kids who bat after him strike out, and he doesn't have much opportunity to score runs himself. We have explained to him how batting runner in is still very important, which he gets, but there is something thrilling about crossing home plate that makes it a lot more fun.
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