It's My Life

The Hawks won the USSSA "A" World Series 14 and Under Championship yesterday. I love the look on the pitchers face. It says it all. "WE DID IT!" 2011 Hawks World Series Baseball Team. Our victory was truly a team victory. This team worked so well together. Everyone contributed to this win. The Coaching staff getting showered with affection...or is that water? The only bittersweet moment in the tournament is that The Boy was not at the championship game. He is on vacation with his father and missed it. Here is his trophy along side the team trophy. I can't wait to give it to him when he gets back home next week.

How do we do it? We do it one game at a time. We started playing baseball Thursday night in the USSSA World Series. The structure of the tournament is  three games in pool play, seed and play single elimination tournament.  Our first game was against the Spartans from Lincoln, Nebraska. We won that first game but not without a cost. One of our players broke his fibula while sliding into home. While he was safe at home, he unfortunately is out of the tournament. Sometimes, this is how we do it. Friday, we played a double header. It is scorching hot here and of course the organizers want the little kids to play early. So, the big boys take the field during the hottest time of the day; 2-6. What does a team do when they have to play in that heat; they drink lots of water, put cold wet towels over your head when you can, and play ball! Our second game was with the L O U D E S T team we have ever encountered, The PC Thunder from Ponca City, Oklahoma. And trust...