

Ronan was an expert ball collector in the field, often seen holding up to five or six balls at a time. Though we had fewer people in attendance, people came through to offer all the help we needed to have a successful game. Celine also fielded her own ball after a hit, and ran with it to first. After a different hit, he flipped his bat, resembling the style of a major league player after hitting a homer. He ran back to the on-deck area to return his own bat, fielded his own ball, and then ran to first. When asked for her Nana’s name, Winnie replied, “Nana.” When on base she informed Coach Margi that her mom is named after her Nana. Winnie, 4, initially set up on the right-handed side of the tee and hit the ball toward the on-deck area, reset and hit it left-handed. Liam tried various bats during his turns. Poppy, 6, enjoyed the opportunity for many at bats. During another one of her at bats she wound up, paused, gave a thumbs up, then spun back around, hit, and took off for first base. One of these spins was with such force she fell over. She would slowly twist her torso to wind up and be completely turned away from the tee, back to the ball, full of incredible potential energy, before spinning 180 degrees to secure a hit. Marco had the opportunity to fine tune his hitting technique, as he took numerous practice swings before attempting, and successfully, cracking the ball past the infield. Happy birthday! Since we had fewer children, our players were able to enjoy many more times at bat. Marco, who turned 6 on the day of this game, waited on the bench during warm-ups to be first at bat.
