4/13/10-GAME 1 (18-4)

Cole had his first game of the season on Tuesday. Nathan was supposed to be home from California about the same time the kids got out of school, but because of flight delays, he was 3 hours late, and made it back merely 15 minutes before we had to leave for the game. Cole was so worried that his daddy wasn't going to get to see all of his first game. Well, it turned out that Nathan wouldn't have missed much anyway.

The team as a whole played great, but Cole struggled a bit. He played left field the whole game, and had one ball come his way the entire game. The other team was so tiny and looked like it was filled with the youngest kids allowed. Cole's team has mostly the oldest kids allowed that have lots of previous experience. I bet those other parents were in shock at the size of some of the kids on our team.

I didn't video much of the game or take any pictures because my camera battery was almost dead, and I wanted to make sure I at least got Cole's turns at bat. He struck out the first two attempts, finally hit it the third time, but was thrown out before he even made it to first base.

It didn't seem to bother Cole all that much since they won the game 18-4. He was just pumped to get the "free" suicide flavored game drink afterwards. I guess it's the little things that mean most.

Nathan was so frustrated because Cole was pretty much swinging at everything instead of being patient and waiting for the right pitch. I don't know what the deal is. He has the ability to hit the ball into the outfield every time, but it's like he totally spaces out during the game or something. I think Cole just gets so excited when he steps up to the plate and just assumes he'll hit whatever is thrown at him. If he'll just concentrate on watching the ball, he'll be awesome out there. Hopefully, with a little more work, he'll have it down soon.