State Tournament Baseball

Nathan was on a good baseball team this year. The Twins had a great coach, and some great pitchers and catchers that really helped their team do well in the city league.

Here are some pictures from their last regular-season game that I forgot to post in June:

trying not to get hit by the pitch!

running towards home plate

sliding into home

Because they were in the top of their league, the Twins were able to go to the state baseball tournament. So this week Nathan had 3 different games. The first two were back-to-back, and we got creamed at both! It was very clear that other cities take baseball a lot more seriously than Provo does! I was proud of Nathan and his whole team, though, for keeping a positive attitude the whole time.

warming up

The Twins did better on the third game . . . it was very close until the second-to-last inning when our pitcher struggled and walked a lot of players. So, we lost again, but everyone still kept a great attitude!

up to bat

#11, on first base

Nathan says he wants to be a pitcher next year. (This year he played out field a lot, and 2nd base sometimes.) I love that the coach talked to them after the tournament yesterday and told them that if they want to be a key player, they need to practice a lot in the next 9 months before next season starts. Nathan's friend and teammate, JJ, lives on our street, so I think they will get out there and practice a lot. I'm glad that he has found something he loves, and I hope he will work hard at it!