This past February, my son who is 8 began his first year of baseball. His team is the DODGERS! GO BLUE! For his first year of baseball we decided we should sign him up for Machine Pitch. In Machine Pitch they learn the basics of baseball, while there is no stress of winning or losing. Machine pitch has boys and girls from 6-8 years old. Some are first time players, others have played one or two years before, or have played tee ball.
His team is pretty good, they have some heavy hitters and good fielding. The difference and growth of these boys is amazing. The whole team has improved from catching, to hitting to plays in the field. They really work as a team! They didn't have much practices, but the ones they did have were about 2 hours long. You could tell the boys who practice all the time and also the ones where their parents are always helping them. Some cold not hit a ball to save their life, now they are knocking them out of the park.
With a season of about 15 games, we are now in the tournament with one game left until the championship game. The boys, and especially my son just want to practice all the time. With one tournament game left before the Championship (which on the big field) this is crunch time. The boys are all so excited to be playing games with an actual umpire, and where they keep score!
Being a mom of a boy who loves baseball and who has great potential to be an amazing player is such a great blessing! I could not ask for a better feeling in the world then being his mommy.
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