This was a year of extreme highs and lows in baseball. The high points were that Adam was able to asst. coach Joseph's team, Joseph had 2 buddies on his team from church (which also meant we had parent friends). Jack went from a mediocre batter and outfielder (last year's coaches description of him- in Jack's hearing- we were mad - but Jack didn't get too down about it) to the lead-off batter and an infielder - mainly playing the pitcher's circle. He scored a few homeruns, including a granslam. He only struck out one time all season. We really liked the coach and parents on Jack's team. There was a lot of action this year. They say that the 7/8 league is the most fun to watch. There are alot of hits, because the boys have been playing a few years and this is the last league for coach-pitch- where the pitchers goal is for the ball to be hit. In 9/10 the kids pitch and the pitcher's goal is a strike. I can't believe that I enjoyed baseball so much this year.
There was an extreme low. One of the coaches from Joseph's team committed suicide with only 2 weeks left in the season. He was the guy that all of the kids loved, who picked the kids up by their feet, and patted them on the head. This coach also had a few children at Hannah and Jack's school. Joseph would see him at school picking up his kids. He would yell "JO JO!" and pat him on the head. He made the kids feel special. It was so hard to tell Joseph that he had died... and every now and then Joseph will start crying out of the blue about it.
Both boys ended the season on a high note. For their last games, Jack got to play 1st base and Joseph was catcher.
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