This morning, we had breakfast at home, and then I took Peyton to her first game. Game time was 930 so we were out there just before 830 am. She warmed up with her team while the parents got situated in the stands. We put up a few canopies for shade, as it was already quite warm in the morning, with it heating up to above 90. The game was scheduled at the same time that Brandon’s closing ceremonies was, so the boys were missing out. Here’s the opening cheer; the girls must have learned it at last week’s tournament, but we were in Hawaii. Peyton rolled with it…
Peyton was batting 5th in the order, and the team was the visiting one, so we were up first. She got up to bat, but she struck out looking. She played 3rd base the first inning. Almost the full squad was there, so there were 13 kids there. That meant she didn’t get as many at-bats. In the second inning in the field, Peyton played second. This is where she is most comfortable, I think, besides pitcher. Her final inning at bat, she struck out swinging. She was at least trying to hit the ball. She was on the bench for the third inning. This is a tough spot for Peyton, since she only struck out only a few times all last season, certainly never twice in a row. But the girls on these teams can pitch! Fortunately, we pulled out the win, 5-4, coming from behind to win it.
I was upset with Dave because he has been focusing on Brandon’s team and not giving Peyton the time that he used to devote to get her as far as she has. I texted him I was coming home, but he told me he was still watching the other two teams play. I had suspected he would, and I was furious. I ended up taking her on my own to the open field near our house. I pitched her at least 6 buckets of balls, and she was connecting with a lot more of them. I warned her that she may drop in the batting order since she wasn’t doing well hitting. She didn’t seem that concerned. When she had enough, we went home, and I got her fed. I had her strip her clothes and lay down to sleep. She said she wasn’t tired, and she did not end up sleeping. I told her if she was up, then she might as well play piano. So she practiced! Dave had snuck home as he’d dropped Brandon off at a friend’s house. He was going to go see a movie, but the timing wouldn’t have worked out since his friend was going to the Sharks game, while we were going back for two more games by 230 pm. So, Dave went to return to pick Brandon up and got home just before I was headed out the door with Peyton. We were the first to arrive to the field, and we all set Peyton up to bat. Brandon and I were fielding the balls for her, while she was swinging away. Soon, her team arrived, and she joined them for more warm ups. She still batted 5th, much to her delight. She played outfield for the first inning, and then short stop for the second inning, sitting again in the third. This is genius on the coach’s part, as he has the older kids sit in the earlier innings, and the younger ones sit in the third. Their attention span is shot in the heat and longer games. I bribed her with ice cream if she got a hit in the next two games. Dave told me not to put pressure on her, but I think she liked it. For the second game, her first at-bat was a strike out looking. Again. And again for her fourth at-bat. She just couldn’t find her bat! Again, the team did win, 7-4.
The team got 40 minutes of a break, where they went potty, had some snacks, and then started right back again against the top seed and hosts of the tournament. They had been winning by large margins with their previous games. Peyton told me she’d be pitching. While I took her potty, I warned her, “Now, there are going to be really good pitchers out there who are throwing strikes.” And she shot out, “Yeah, and I’m one of them!” Uh, ok, gotta love the confidence. So for the third game, it was a coin toss, and we lost it. So, we were up first. She was going to be the lead off batter. Even with all her strike outs, coach was giving her a chance, and not burying her in the line up. She actually didn’t get strikes! She got one, and she swung and missed. The coach came out, and a small smile formed on her. I think the coach looked more nervous than Peyton. Here were the first few swings…
Here is the actual hit:
I had a huge sigh of relief! And I owed her ice cream.
Then, when the inning was over, Peyton was going to start pitching. But, another pitcher thought she was up and threw two practice pitches. Peyton came up with her hands in the air, and said, “A! Ugh!” and threw her hands in the air, like “what are you doing?” As Peyton was practicing her pitches, the other coaches questioned if that was the “original” pitcher. So, since A started to warm up, it was her inning to pitch. Peyton ended up on first, since that was where A was supposed to play. Peyton never got a ball, since these girls could hit, and most got to the outfield. The next inning, Peyton did pitch. I still couldn’t sit still, trying to not get too stressed out about it. She didn’t care at all. She kept it up! I think she pitched one strike. The rest were close, a few were way off the mark, but she hung in there. She had fun through it all. She sat the third inning of this game as well. We ended up losing pretty handily, but we were up 2-1 for the day and ended 3rd seed. That meant we got to sleep in a little bit, as the later seeds were later in the day. WE’ll return tomorrow by 830 am, with game time at 930 am.
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