"Sing like no one is listening, Love like you have never been hurt, Dance like nobody's watching, and live like it is heaven on earth" Mark Twain

Sunday, May 18, 2008

More Baseball

Battle on the River 2008 Champions

It was Perfect Game vs. Ankeny Scorpions(#1 Team in the state) for the Championship game. It was a close game and came down to the bottom of the sixth. We were tied and needed one run to win and they did it!!!

If you look to the left you see Connor holding out his hands to give Luke some skin after their win. I could just cry because Connor has always been on teams that struggle and Luke is or has been on some very talented teams that are very good so I love this picture seeing Connor supporting Luke. They are both such competative boys and sometimes this is a battle because Luke has tons of trophies and medals and Connor has very few. This picture means ALOT!!

I love Luke's grin on this picture. He is walking in after warming up the pitcher with Coach Eldred. It's neat seeing your son walking next to a major league pitcher. I can't say enough about Cal Eldred and how he pumps these boys up and reassures them when their down.

Another favorite photo from the weekend. This is Coach Behn, and he has coached Luke for 2 years now. He has been an important part in Luke's improvement as a catcher and all around ball player. No one can yell at Luke, like Coach Behn can, and Luke's response is "Mom it's not a mad yell, like when you and Dad get upset with me".

If you are going to be a champion, you must be willing to pay a greater price.-- Bud Wilkinson

1 comment:

Clare said...

I like this quote. And tell Luke congrats on the win. Jake's team didn't end up so happy this weekend. They were eliminated from the playoffs. 5 guys made 6 errors - not a good way to end the season. Especially since we were #1 in our conference and had a great season. Jake had a good game - but I know it bothered him to lose - especially that way.
It sounds like a fun weekend. How are things going?