Let The Games Begin!

Well, our summer is well underway... even if the weather doesn't feel like summer!! Our weekends (and some weeknights!) are now filled with ballgames, ballgames, and more ballgames!

Brianna's soccer season started three weeks ago. So far, her games each Saturday have been FREEZING cold and windy. She is doing really well this year -- she scored three goals for her team in their first game and they won 5-2! She had her second game last Saturday and she scored one goal for her team and the game ended in a tie... 3-3. Tomorrow will be her third game of the season and it doesn't look like it will be warming up at all...

Zach's baseball season was supposed to start last Saturday, but water was still being pumped off the fields, so they were postponed to a later date. He had his first game Tuesday night against a Sergeant Bluff team. Zach's team (Phillies) won 10-0! Zach pitched two innings and had 4 strike outs. There are new rules for pitching in this league -- a pitcher can pitch no more than 95 pitches per game; however, if they pitch 20 or less, they are eligible to pitch every game. If they pitch 21-40 pitches, they have to rest one day before they can pitch again. And when pitching 41 - 95 pitches, they have to have two days rest and skip one game before they can pitch again. There are at least 4 guys on Zach's team who can pitch, so they all took turns pitching an inning. This keeps them all eligible for the next game, which is tomorrow. We actually have a double-header starting early in the morning if the weather cooperates. Anyway, back to Tuesday's game... Zach went up to bat three times during the game. His first time up to bat, he struck out. He was a little bummed, but I think with it being the first game he wanted to hit the ball so bad that he was swinging at even the high pitches. His next two times at bat, he didn't even get a chance to really hit. The pitchers on the other team were horrible -- most of the balls were bouncing off the ground in front of home plate, or they were being thrown so hard and far off to the side that their catcher couldn't even catch them. They walked so many of our players... Zach had walks both times up to bat. Now that the first game is out of the way, maybe this season will get more exciting!? Stay tuned, I will try to keep updates on this blog!!!