This morning, the playoff game was set for 10 am. Brandon and Dave left around 830 am to get there for early practice. We ended up walking after I fed Peyton breakfast. I’d packed the ipad, and this time Frozen was alive and well. In order for the team to play the second game, they would have to pull out the win against the team that beat them yesterday afternoon, 16-2. Based on those results, I wasn’t planning to stay more than one game. Oh ye, of little faith. Though we were the visiting team, based on record, we started out strong, with hot bats. We ended the inning with one run. Brandon batted 3rd and he advanced the runner, but got out himself. His second up, he got on base. With this higher caliber team, it was truly nerve-wracking to watch the game. Every out counted, and the league’s pride was at stake! Peyton almost watched the entire movie, and the team was up by 3 runs by the 6th inning. The team had to put together a good defensive stand to beat their opponent. They made the outs to close out the inning, and all the kids celebrated! This is one of Brandon’s few tastes of victory this season. I think only his fourth win (two with our own team, one when he was loaned to another and this). That meant that the kids got a 20 minute break before heading back on to the field. He wasn’t hungry at first, then he got hungry right as the break was drawing to a close. It took too long to make the cheeseburger, and by the time it was done, the team was back on the field to warm up. They had to beat the other team that they’d lost to the first game yesterday. It was a narrow margin yesterday, having lost in the 6th inning, after going into it with a lead. This game was another tough battle. I couldn’t watch in the stands with Peyton, who wanted to go back and forth between the stands and where Dave was seated at the end of the dugout. Finally, the batter before Brandon was up (the batting order was flipped around the second game, so Brandon was third from the last to bat), and Peyton told me she had to go potty. I rushed her to the potty in time to see Brandon bat. I couldn’t film it, but he got a base hit. He ran to first, then turned the corner only to get stuck in a pickle! He was running back and forth, and I could tell he was getting tired because he was slowing down. The first baseman decided to run him down, and only then did Brandon speed up and tag second for the safe play. It was so close! Later, while on base, Brandon got a stern talking-to from the head coach, as he wasn’t looking to his third base coach for signals to run. Apparently he was told yesterday, and then told again earlier today. The coach had had it by the third time, and he let Brandon, and the rest of the team and other coaches, and other team, and fans, know it! The score was within a few runs each inning. Finally, at the top of the 6th inning, Brandon’s team was leading and there was pizza on the line. If they won the tournament, they were going to get a pizza party. But the other team put up score after score. Brandon was on the bench for the last two innings, and honestly, I was all the better for it. When I used to play co-ed softball with Dave or anytime growing up, I’d always hope that the ball never came to me, especially if I was in the outfield. Now, when Brandon is in the outfield, I hope that the ball doesn’t come to HIM, too. It’s too much pressure! He’s not reliable like the other kids. He definitely needs more fielding practice. I know he will get better, as he had some close plays, but too much was riding on this! By this time, Dave and I were sitting away from the other parents, with Peyton in between our camping chairs, watching TV. The other team pulled ahead one run at a time, and even though there was 1 out, the team couldn’t hold it, and the winning run scored. There was a controversial play, and the runner had to go back, but again, they couldn’t be stopped. The coach did encourage the players, and he encouraged them all to return this summer to play. He told them not to return their jerseys just yet. We had a hard time getting Brandon to leave, but Jeannie had texted me that big Brandon was playing baseball at the big baseball complex nearby. We wanted Brandon to see big league 12 year olds play. Peyton fell asleep in the car, so I waited with her, while Brandon and Dave went in to watch. Peyton woke up about 30 minutes later, and she was cranky! She had issues putting on her socks (they were too small), then she couldn’t get her shoes on (they were too tight, too). Both of these fit two days ago, but she was moving from Crocs to shoes, and that proved too much for her. After her meltdown, and subsequent putting back together, she was ready. We met Jeannie, Dave and Brandon walking toward us to look at the baseball schedule, then we headed back to watch Brandon’s game. The kids were so much taller than what we’ve been used to seeing! Brandon was happy to watch for a few innings, then he got a bit bored. Peyton already was set up with the ipad, so she was happy. I just had to worry about foul balls coming in our direction, as one had come flying off and almost hit us! Brandon’s team won, and we congratulated him and the team. We walked out together, and then headed off to dinner on our own. Peyton’s treat for sitting all day long was ice cream. Brandon had won it (consolation prize to the pizza party), so he didn’t get any. Peyton selected the “rose water ice” one, mostly because it was pink. Brandon still got to eat some of the fruit but less of the ice. Now, both kids are down for the count, before 8 pm, capping off a super long day of baseball. We’re hoping Brandon wants to learn more, and will continue to want to play during the summer!
Here are the opening “Baseball Pledge” for the first game. Go Southern!
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