Southern Comfort: Take me out to the ball game

This year is a little crazy for us for baseball season. Camren is playing at Cantonment and Brittanie is playing at Molino. Why? Because Cantonment is where we have played for the past 5 years and Camren has a great coach who really knows how to handle him (Camren needs someone who can "direct" him through the season so that he doesn't 1. take the team over or 2. get upset at silly stuff). But, Cantonment doesn't have Softball. Since I don't know what Britt's intentions are for next year, I didn't want to take Camren from where he is used to playing and his team mates. If Britt plays next year we will more than likely transition him to Molino too... I am just going to have to find out who the coaches are and make sure it will work personality wise!

I wasn't too sure how Brittanie would handle soft ball because she went from T-Ball to playing Minor League Baseball with the boys. Fortunately there was a coach at Cantonment with 2 daughters who played and he was willing to take her too since there was no other option for her if she wanted to play ball. She has made the transition nicely! I think I may have even made her a better player in the long run! We'll see how it goes! She is currently playing 2nd base, she's hit 2 in the park home runs so far (in one game) and she is very serious about her softball! At her last game the got a small hit, a walk on balls and another walk because the pitcher hit her with the ball! That was Monday this is Wednesday and you can still see a bruise the size of a softball on her thigh! She's one tough cookie! When they walked her on balls she was very upset! She came back to the dugout after scoring her run and informed me that I needed to go talk to the other pitcher and tell her "that she best be throwing me some strikes so I can hit! I don't walk!" LOL! I have no clue where their competitive edge comes from, they certainly didn't get their outspokeness from me! **wink, wink**

Camren is pitching and when he's not on the mound he's at short stop. He is doing a great job pitching! But, after about the 3rd inning he starts wearing out. We are working on other pitchers as relief for him but boy does he take it personal some nights when he gets pulled from the mound! I think we are over the being upset part now though. I explained to him that he can't be hard on himself when he holds a team at 0-4 and then once he leaves the mound the other team almost wins... He is just as important no matter where he plays! He's learning... I think! **sigh**

Here are the pics!

Camren Pitching Opening Day