Fall ball wrap up

We spent a couple of months in early fall enjoying more fastpitch. Everyone knows it's no secret that fastpitch ball is my favorite sport to watch. I adored this season as much as I had previous ones, and was honestly sad to see it end.

Our girls love to play ball, and us parents love to cheer them on. I'm not going to lie, it's not all roses, especially when the girls started school and we had ball 4 nights/week coupled with the start of dance and gymnastics along with Regan's new sport of cross country. We were exhausted. And then top each night off with homework! Yea, it's not all rosy. But we all still had so much fun!

Watching Sidney get her chance on the mound, after a full year of clinics, private lessons and practice (trust me, she needs a lot more practice), was so worth it all. The smile on her face to just get a chance.

Each Sunday afternoon, we would "divide and conquer", load up the family in separate vehicles and head to ball fields often on opposite ends of the metro (sometimes hours away from each other). Ryan helped coach Sidney's team so he was teamed up with her while Lincoln and I got to follow Regan and her team. Sometimes it worked out where we got to see the opposite kiddo play in addition, and that meant upwards of 5+ hours at the fields. Even Lincoln didn't seem to mind, finding buddies to hang with, electronics to stare at, and sometimes even made friends with the "umpirate" (aka: umpire). 

Midway through the season, I got smart and tossed his Strider bike in the trunk along with Regan's catchers bag. He would spend the entire double header, pacing up and down and around the field. Big point for mama! It meant I could concentrate on cheering, doing the book and even helping out on the bench. 

Eventually it was time for the season to wrap up. Sidney's team had an amazing record, which meant that (unfortunately) they were placed in Tier 1 and sadly ended up losing out pretty quickly. Regan on the other hand, had a terrible record, putting them in one of the lower state Tiers and they ended up playing their hearts out in 4 games before losing out. So very proud of them. It was HOT, and they never gave up. Regan was a stinky mess by the end of the day, her shirt filled with dirt and sweat from all that catching gear. But she was smiling and so proud of herself :) We sure were too. 

Now on to some clinics and practicing in the off-season before we start back up again in 6 months!!