Play Ball!

Today was the opening day of baseball season. I am so glad!!! It is so fun to spend our summer evenings cheering on Danielle and her team.

Today started with the annual opening day parade. It was a little drizzly, but it was nice not to be suffocating in the heat. (That came later in the day!)

See that face? She was determined to pelt us with candy!

See that box of Nerds flying toward the camera? Sure enough, she nailed me. :)

She was fortunate enough to be drafted by the same coaches that she had last year. They are a great group of guys who do a great job instructing and encouraging. Danielle learned a lot last year, so we were really glad she could learn from these guys again this year. Danielle moved up an age level this year, so she now plays kid pitch. That will take a little getting use to. I just hope she doesn't get hit by a pitch early in the season! After the pitcher pitches four balls, the coach gets to come in and pitch. I think Danielle's strategy at this point is to hope that the pitcher will throw balls and wait for the coach to come in! As the season progresses, I think the pitchers will improve and she will just have to learn to hit their strikes. She'll get there. They can steal bases in this level, and she really enjoys that. She is fast!

 

Danielle's team did a great job and won their first game, 13-3. Danielle did a great job, too. Hooray for softball season (& only 8 days of school left)!!