Well, Big A officially made it through his first baseball season. That's right, Rohnert Park Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth Pee Wee Baseball ended last Saturday. This was an awesome experience. Those coaches took a kid who had never played a lick of baseball in his life and worked with him on fielding, catching, throwing and hitting. In the last game of the season Big A actually hit the ball past first base!
The nice thing about this particular Pee Wee baseball league is that the focus is entirely on learning and fun rather than on winning. There are no outs, strikes, balls, fouls, etc., and no score keeping. The coaches pitch until the kids hit or until they decide to use the tee (usually after about 4-6 unhit pitches). Every kid hits every inning. In the field, every kid plays and they rotate through the different positions each inning. Each game lasts one hour or until each team has had equal at bats. I must say, it was a pretty neat system.
Opening Day Parade - Phillies
"How does this thing go?" - First Game
Hit it out of the park, Big A!
HE SCORES! (Or not, since they don't keep score!)
"Hey, batter batter batter...."
Throwing to first base (the kids are taught to throw all balls to first base)
Big A LOVED baseball and is looking forward to playing again next year! Stay tuned for soccer which he's even MORE excited about!
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