Spring Baseball season all done!

The baseball season has now come to an end!  It seemed like so much when baseball first started back in March.  Graham and Charlie have really enjoyed it, despite some tears - from Graham mostly as they play with harder balls and also the kids have been pitching.

Graham actually had a tough time when he was playing Catcher the other day.  Since their team didn't have a good pitcher, the other team's pitcher stepped in and ended up hitting Graham a couple of times. I told Graham to try and catch the ball but obviously still a bit tricky!

Graham does much better hitting:

He also had his share of pitching and have also hitting a few players along the way:

Check out that form!  He did have a few strikeouts as well, so that made him very happy!

I can clearly see that he has come up with a routine.  He had one lesson with a baseball coach whom I met while playing golf and I guess he was actually listening!  He squares up his feet during setup, picks up his one foot and then, he talks to himself a bit, and then finally throws:

And then, if he throws a "ball", he puts his hand to his mouth and goes "Hmmm...". Here's a video :-)

If Graham had a choice, I think he'd rather work the scoreboard machine!

And while Graham plays, Charlie and I hang out.  Daddy would show up later after work and get fed:

Or Charlie would draw a Go Pirates sign and wave it around during the relay (after the game):

Love the brotherly love! (Despite what goes on at home!!!)

And when Charlie has his games, Graham would occasionally be the bat-boy and hangs out with Charlie in the dugout. I think it's so cute how they support each other during games:

Here is Charlie at bat.  His coach started throwing the ball to them midway through the season and Charlie does great!  Probably because we never started him off the tee and pitched the ball to him from the very beginning:

Apologies if the video is a bit dark.  But in any case, here we are - at the end of the season! Loaded up with lots of sugar from the snack shack:

Charlie is MVP!  Well, at least he thinks so as he somehow managed to snag the gameball to bring home:

I am glad baseball is over as those seats on the bleachers are not very comfortable! And the boys will also get away from all that sugar from candy and ICEE every week. YIKES!!!
But I do feel the the boys did learn a few things from baseball and we will probably try and sign up for Fall Baseball.  So, look out for more baseball then!!!