Today's game started the last half of the season--kid pitch! Daniel was the first pitcher, and he did AMAZING!!! He was really nervous this morning on the way to his game.
Daniel: "Mom, I hope they don't have me pitch first! Im probably going to be throwing all balls!"
Me: "Did you know that I pitched in third grade too?"
Daniel: "Really!!??"
Me: "Yeah, and my first time pitching, I struck out the first two batters!"
Daniel (with mouth dropped open) : "Wow! Really? Then what happened?"
Me: Then I walked six!"
Daniel: "MOM!!!"
I know it only motivated him...I wont mention the two batters he pelted with the ball though.
They only play five innings, and Daniel pitched four. One of the other "fathers" mentioned something to me that I thought was worth putting on here--just a proud parent moment! :) The score keepers also keep track of strikes, balls etc....In one inning, before being replaced by the relief pitcher, he threw 8 pitches and had 6 strikes!!! AWESOME!!!! Also, I guess you can only have a kid throw 50 pitches per game before being replaced....Daniel threw 42 pitches.
I absolutely love this picture! Daniel did such a great job today pitching in his game! He had four strike outs!! One particular inning though, he struck out the first two batters, and then threw out the third batter at first! Such an awesome ball player!
Daniel's team won 8-0....they had a really good game!
I loved how slow, and concentrated he was when pitching. He really took his time, and focused! After he was done pitching he played first base! I would also like to mention that he hasn't struck out yet this season! He has always got a hit!
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