Rookie Ball 2012

i know i know its football season and i am posting about baseball

i am a slacker

the end of school and summer took over and this blog took a backseat to life

i told myself before i could post about landon's flag football season i needed to post about baseball

better late than never, right??

this was landon's third and final year playing rookie ball

rookie ball is a big step up from t ball

{t ball makes me want to poke my eyes out.... its painful}

the kids hit off a pitching machine

they can make outs

if the team batting scores 6 runs then they switch and the batting team goes to the field

the games can be fast paced and exciting

the kids are starting to learn the basics of baseball

landon spent most of the year playing second base or short stop

he did get a time or two behind the plate as catcher 

it was fun to see his fielding skills and knowledge of the game grow this season

he found his groove at the plate this year

he had some big hits

so fun to see it all come together

there were some interesting changes in rookie ball this year

halfway through the season they decided to go to kid pitch

landon spent some time on the mound pitching

he did an awesome job

it was stressful on this mom

i am not sure i can deal with him as a pitcher... too much pressure

but he liked it

we'll see what happens next season when he's in kid pitch

the team ended up first in the league at the end of the season

these boys played their hearts out

they took 3rd place in the end of season tournament

this was a great group of boys

they improved a great deal throughout the season

they learned about the game of baseball, had fun, learned about being part of a team and teamwork, and developed a love of the game

great season rivercats!