Southborough vs. Westborough (with video)

Have you ever seen 19 runs scored in one baseball game? Well, I have. I was actually in the game! Yesterday, my baseball team played Westborough. When we started the game we struck out all 3 batters. When I got out to the field after I hit for the first time that game, we struck out 2 batters and made a play at 1st to end the inning. Then I got up to bat and hit the ball into the outfield without landing in the infield. The final score was 19-0. Southborough wins! I hope we can keep up our winning streak. We have tough games next week. Stay tuned.

See video of the game below or for a better quality video, click on the title of the post.

Or go to: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sQsGNl9C2I

Second Tournament Win

I had my third baseball game for summer league baseball on Sunday. Our team played the Ashland team. When we started the game, we got to bat first. We didn't score any runs. When we were in the field, Ashland scored a run to make them winning by one run. Two innings later we were winning 6-1. I got up to bat and hit the second pitch to third. The 3rd baseman threw it to 1st and it was an overthrow so I ran to 2nd base. The 2nd baseman ran me back to 1st and tagged me to get me out. When the game ended, we won 15-7. Southborough wins!

Game 2 - Win Against Holliston

Two days ago was my second summer league baseball game. Our team played Holliston for the first time. When my team was all at the baseball field, we went into the batting cages. I hit a line drive back to the back of the batting cage. We warmed up our arms by playing catch. When we actually started playing the real game, we got up to bat. The inning lasted a long time. By the end of the inning we got a 1-0 lead. Then we hustled out onto the field. Our team struck two people out and made a play at first to end the inning. When I got up to bat, I got on first safely. Jack hit the ball and I got on second and he got on first safely. The pitcher threw the pitch and the catcher missed the ball and Jack and I did a double steal. Daniel hit the ball into the outfield and I got home to a 2-0 lead. Two innings later our team was winning 15-0. The pitcher threw the ball to me outside; strike; inside; inside; strike; full count. The pitcher threw a ball and I hit it into the outfield! Three innings later the game ended. 18-6 we won. Hurray for Southborough!

First Ashland Tournament Game

Today was my first-ever kid-pitch game. When we got to the baseball field in Ashland, I started warming up my arm with Tony. After everybody was there, we went out into the field to play the game against Shrewsbury except me, Connor and Matthew who were benched that inning. We made 3 outs faster than I thought we would. Next we batted, but I didn't bat because the Shrewsbury team made 3 outs faster than I thought again. Then, I got the catcher's gear on and went out on the field to catch for Aidan, the pitcher. 1-0 Shrewsbury after that inning. I got to bat and I hit a grounder to third and he made a nice play and got me out at first. When I got back into the dugout, I realized that I could hit a ball from a kid going about 40 mph right over the plate. The next time I got up to bat, I walked. After I got to second, I stole third and on the next hit, I went home. SAFE! 3-2 Shrewsbury. Bases loaded with 2 outs. Our next batter struck out and Shrewsbury wins. But that's OK because I still had fun!

Last Day

Today was my last day of school! I had "Step Up" day. I have Mrs. Murphy for my 3rd grade teacher. I have Henry and Andre from my old class in 2nd grade. It's funny because both of them were in my class two times already and it's their third year with me. I'm glad to have a really nice teacher for my year in 3rd grade. After school was over, I went to my friends Blake, Gavin and Grant's house to have a pool party. That was a fun and wet end of the school year!

The Padres Party

I had a wiffle ball party with my spring baseball team. Lachen and Aksel came first. I asked Lachen if he wanted to play wiffle ball with me. He said, "Sure!". So we played for a few minutes and then Aksel started playing. Then Logan showed up and he started to play. Next, I got up to bat and I hit the wiffle ball about 38 yds and hit a home run. Lachen was up to bat with a man on 1st and 2nd and he hit a pop fly which I caught and the runners on 1st and 2nd forgot to tag up and I touched 1st and 2nd so it was a triple play! Afterward, my dad gave us trophies and we watched a slideshow of our entire season. That was a super fun night!

First Practice - Summer Baseball

Crack! The ball hits the bat. Today was the start and finish of my baseball season. Impossible, you think. No, it's not. It's the beginning of my summer team and end of my spring team. In our baseball practice we had different stations. The first station I had we had to hit the ball on a stick. Coach B was the coach that was holding the stick for me. He was wiggling the stick one or two times.

The second station was where a coach threw the ball up in the air about my waist level and we had to hit it and the other kids who weren't up to bat had to field my balls that were hit to them. I bet I hit a home run in practice.

Next, we went to the next station where my dad was actually standing on the pitcher's mound and throwing hard baseballs about 40 mph. One time he hit me right in the butt! I was the only one he hit in practice. When I was fielding balls, Nolan hit a pop fly that I dove and caught barely. I even got a snow cone. Not one that you eat, just you catch the ball in the tip of your glove and you can see the ball peeking over the top of your glove!

The next station was we had to practice catching pop flies and throwing them back to a coach. Then we went to a different station and practiced fielding a ball and making the right plays. I played second and first base when we were at that station.

Finally, we went to the last station. It was pitching. I love pitching! I threw 6 strikes out of 8 pitches! So that means that I only threw 2 balls, and I think throwing 6 strikes and 2 balls out of 8 pitches is pretty good for a kid that has never pitched in a game before.

P.S. Baseball is awesome to me!