We had to be at the ball fields this past Saturday at 9:00 for another game! We LOVE baseball!! Drew's team was playing a team they hadn't played yet this season (this was a make-up game that was cancelled because of rain). This team had not lost a game all season, and our team was winning in the first two innings. Their were many guys on the other team we knew - Garrett, Zachary, and Jeffrey. Two of the coaches for the other team had coached Drew in basketball - in fact the head coach on the other team (his coach from last year's basketball team) tried to draft Drew but said Drew was the first child drafted and he couldn't get him! That makes a mama smile!!
Drew played excellent at first base during this game - not letting a ball hit his way get past him (he hasn't let one get past him all season)! One that was hit his way, was hit very hard, and Craig said he didn't think he would be able to stop it. Drew did and got the little guy out at first! He and Cameron (our little guy that plays the circle where the pitcher would stand) also connected several times to get outs at first. Drew even made me so proud by coming off the bag to stop a bad throw and still got the out!! A lady sitting beside me said to me after she found out Drew was mine (it isn't too hard to tell!) "he's a good ball player". I told her "thank you - he sure loves it", and she said "he's real good, I was watching him the last time I came". Craig said the coaches for the other team also talked about what a good defensive player he is. It makes me feel so good when people compliment both Drew and Mikayla, but at the same time it is so hard for me to accept compliments - I never know what to say other than "thank you", and I certainly don't want to be/sound conceited!
Drew also got his ninth home run of the season his first at bat of this game! The two coaches on the other team told Craig, "boy he smacked that ball didn't he?" When Drew got up to bat his second time of the game, Craig said fans for the other team (he coaches first base and they were in that dugout) were yelling "back up, back up this is the good batter". Drew hit a hard foul ball his second at bat, but ended up striking out. I still couldn't have been more proud - especially when he doesn't let that upset him like he would a couple of years ago!
Drew and his team have 3 games this week! We play two make-up games Tuesday night and Wednesday night and we play in a tournament on Thursday night! Gooooooo Golden Gophers!!
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