THE GRINSTEAD FAMILY

HE! CAN! HIT!

Yep, you read that right. Jake got his first hit of the season last night. Ok...he did hit a foul ball last game & I was proud then, considering that was the first & only contact he'd make all season. Last night he actually HIT the ball! I cheered SO loud & was beaming for that kid. I suppose that I should mention that the ball landed in the DAMN shortstops glove on a lucky catch (his glove was on the ground...a inch & he would have missed). So, he was out. He didn't seem to mind because HE GOT A HIT!! Ok, you get the picture.

Jake was up to bat a couple of other times & got walked, struck out swinging (which is new for him) and his last strike out was called at a ball that hit the plate & was called a strike. It was bad. I'm not just saying that either (that is when the base ump went & talked to the plate ump). Did I mention my kid got a hit??

Jake did a good job at 1st base & also played right center. His fielding is usually pretty good & tonight was no different. Oh, did I mention my kid got a hit?

The game didn't end so well. It was a doubleheader and we lost the first one 9-3 and the second on 5-4. I will say that the ump during the second game was AWFUL & even the base coach thought he wasn't calling things right. Oh well! Did I mention my kid got a hit???

I will attribute Jake's hit to my brother's countless hours last weekend working with Jake. He threw tons of balls at him & fixed some things too. Thank you Michael! I will also say that it didn't hurt that I threw balls to him yesterday afternoon & made sure he could still hit :) I'm willing to bet Michael's instruction was worth more than mine. Did I mention my kid got a hit??

Ok...I swear enough bragging. But, um, it is my blog & well a mama can do that every now & then. So, I did & now I'll be done (until hopefully Sunday's game when he's a hitter).