THE GRINSTEAD FAMILY

A LITTLE BRAGGIN'

Stop reading this if you don't want to listen to a mother brag about her child. This is your only warning!

Jake has been struggling with his hitting this season. He started out in practice killing the ball & was one of the best power hitters on the team. Then his head started messing with him & he suddenly stopped hitting. We have spent countless hours at the batting cages, soft tossing the ball to him, having him practice on a tee, me pitching to him & we even brought in my brother (who Jake idolizes) to work with him. He has had 1 hit & several foul balls this season, but mostly walks, strike out & a few times he was hit by the ball & got on base.

That all changed last night. Jake struck out his first time at bat. His 2nd time he hit a double & drove in 2 runs. His 3rd time at bat he got a single & advanced a runner. His last time he struck out. All in all pretty good since we've had a rough season! His confidence shot through the roof!! YAY!!

He also caught a pop fly on his knees in right center & didn't drop it. Again, a proud moment since I didn't think he'd get there because he had to run up pretty far on it. He made NO errors in the outfield (not that he usually does, but just wanted to brag about that too).

His team played really well last night. They won both games by 1 run & were thrilled. Their record is now 6-19 & their last 3 wins came in their last 3 games! Hopefully next year when we are the oldest in our league, we will have a better record. The teams we are beating are also young teams who will be in the league next year.

Onto the tournament this weekend....hopefully Mr. Jake will be a hitter again so his mama can brag again!! Won't that be fun??