KNOX'S FIRST PEE WEE T BALL GAME

Grandson Knox was very excited to finally play his very first T Ball game in the Algood Youth Baseball League, Pee Wee Division. His team is the Boston Red Sox. They played the Braves.

Knox at bat

Racing to first base

Coming down the stretch from third base to home plate

Score! Actually, I don't think they keep score. Knox got three runs.

He did very well in fielding the ball

Running the ball to first base

Good sportsmanship. Knox was tired after it was over but he had a great time playing his first game.  Both teams played a good game. Go Red Sox!

“The fight isn't over until you win.” ― Robin Hobb

We enjoyed watching grandson Elijah’s coach’s pitch baseball team [Algood] play in the AYBL County All-Star Tournament. Tonight the last two teams standing played the final game. Elijah’s team won first place!





Happy to win! They made a great team.

Elijah with Coach Dudney, receiving his first place award ~ Elijah had the privilege of being on Coach Dudney’s team last year in Fall Ball when they won the championship

The two teams played hard, but Algood won 12 to 3.



Way to go, Elijah and team Algood! Your awesome batting and fielding and good sportsmanship paid off. This is Elijah’s last coach’s pitch game. Time to move on and move up to the next level.

HOMERUN!

Grandson Elijah hit one over the fence for his Algood All Stars team tonight. Needless to say, the homerun made him smile. Here he is with his homerun ball. Nice job, Elijah! So happy for you and proud of you, not only for that but also for playing first base so well tonight.

They won the game 21 to 0. Great team effort. Lots of hard hits and awesome fielding. Way to go, team Algood! Looking forward to watching them play Friday.

Winning is only half of it. Having fun is the other half. ~Bum Phillips

Grandson Elijah and his baseball team played their first All Stars game in Algood this evening. They won ~ 21 to 3. Here he is with his great aunt Jane and his cupcake treat, looking more like his team lost the game than won it. I think he was disappointed because he didn’t get to play first base until the end of the game. Or maybe he didn’t hit that home run he wanted to hit. Or maybe it’s just his granny’s camera in his face [He should be used to that by now]. Sometimes a cupcake can’t make up for life’s disappointments.

Cheer up, #10! There’s another game tomorrow night. Home runs are cool. But having fun playing the game is the best kind of cool. Way to go, team Algood! Awesome win.

THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME ~ Let the games begin

“(Baseball) is a game with a lot of waiting in it; it is a game with increasingly heightened anticipation of increasingly limited action”
― John Irving, A Prayer for Owen Meany

It’s that time again. Spring in Tennessee means green grass, unpredictable weather, and coach’s pitch baseball. It was opening day for grandson Elijah and his team, the Cardinals.

Warming up before the game

Elijah is playing first base this season. He’s been practicing with one of the assistant coaches at TTU the past couple of weeks, learning a lot of technique in fielding and batting.

His practice really showed in the game this evening. He got some long, hard hits.

Run hard, run fast. His team got off to a slow start but rallied in the second half of the game. They all played well but lost 10-6.
Grandson Knox watching his cousin play ball ~ Knox had lots of questions about the game. I’d love to see him play someday.

It was a chilly soggy game. Daughter Kelly and son in law Kerry finally had to hunker under the umbrella in the last inning. That’s Elijah waiting his turn at bat. [Will those white pants ever come clean??]

Elijah’s other cheerleaders ~ sister Shelby [who’s thinking she’d much rather be home where it’s warm and dry], mom Holly and grandpa Neil

Elijah’s dad Jerry is one of the coaches this season ~ here on third base as Elijah takes off toward home with his eye on the ball.

Good game, red team, way to rally! Looking forward to the next game.

You're gonna miss this, you're gonna want this back. You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast. These are some good times, so take a good look around. You may not know it now, but you're gonna miss this. ~ Trace Adkins

Grandson Knox has been away for the past week out of town with his mom and dad, and we’ve missed having him around. They came home this afternoon. We enjoyed supper at Cracker Barrel where Knox and Grandpa played checkers after we ate. I think he’s grown since we saw him last week. Kids do that, especially when you’re not looking. Happy TGIF, everyone!

“The only real game, I think, in the world is baseball.” ~Babe Ruth

First game of the season for grandson Elijah this evening as he gears up to play coach’s pitch baseball. His team is the Diamondbacks [Dbacks].

He’s playing second base [mostly] again this season.

He got a big hit that went all the way to the fence, but the other team was too quick and got him out before he hit second base.

The Dbacks ended up getting clobbered by the other team 15-2, but there are plenty of games ahead to do better next time.