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Baseball/Softball

It's been a slow start to the baseball and softball season - rain, cancelled games, etc.  But we seem to be off and running now!  Cambry decided to give softball a try this year - her first time being part of a team.  She is loving it!  And she's getting hits - she even scored a run last week.  It's been fun to watch her get better each week.  I still get nervous when she's in the outfield, but she's starting to catch on.





While Cambry has already had 3 games and 4 practices, Caiden has only had 1 real game and only been to 1 practice.  Their poor team is so small that we never know if there will be enough to play a game.  On one hand, it's nice to have a small team so they can all play more innings.   On the other hand, cancelling a game because of lack of numbers is frustrating.  The one game Caiden did have happened to be against his cousin, Ty.  Hesston beat us by a ways, but our 7 boys + 1 fourth grader held their own (after the first inning, anyway).  Despite the slow start, Caiden loves being out there and trying to get better with his pitching.  And it's definitely fun to watch him play!
Ty is swinging at one of Caiden's pitches.  He did get a good hit off of
one of them - much to Caiden's chagrin.






Good sports!











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