Baseball Mom

I saw someone wearing a tank that said this – I think I need one.  

Tanner’s 10/11 team has won 2 games and now needs 2 more wins to go to State.   As a side note, this is Tanner’s 3rd year in All-Stars.  His past 2 teams have won their first game and then lost the next 2 to be eliminated.  So this win is big!  (Not to mention that big brother Ian has been to State 2 times in 3 years.  Tanner and his 11 year-old buddies want this bad!) 

Tonight’s game was an extra inning thriller.  Fortunately, we came out ahead with a 6-5 win in the 7th.  Tanner pitched  4 “outstanding” innings (the words of the NE Seattle announcer, not Mom.)

Ian’s team was not as fortunate last night.  We now find ourselves in familiar territory – the loser’s bracket.  It was one of those nights; the other team only had 1 earned run, but came out with a 4-1 win.  Bugger!  Two questionable umpire calls squashed Richmond rallies – this is when I wish I wasn’t Baseball Mom and didn’t know what the infield fly is.  (Perhaps I would have slept better.)  But, that’s a long story we’ll save for another day.  Bottom line is; we lost.  But our resilient Richmond Juniors play again Friday night.

GO RICHMOND!