State Tournament

The Tennessee Dixie Youth Baseball state tournament was in Cleveland this weekend. Ethan's team beat out two other Bradley County All star teams to be the host team. This was a huge honor. Ethan's team did not last too long in the state tournament. We were warned before hand that the other teams coming from across the state were unreal. There were 5 & 6 year olds that could hit the ball to the fence and some of the players were diving in the outfield to catch fly balls. It was like watching mini sports center. Ethan's team was elliminated by Friday night. They played the second game a lot closer than the first game.

Ethan got on base every at bat. His hitting has improved so much. There is no tee in the all stars, so he was forced to become a good hitter or get out. He played the pitcher mound during both games. He did a very good job. I definitly see room for improvement for next year. We are now done with baseball until the end of August when fall ball starts. It is going to be nice to have our evenings back. Two hours of baseball every night is a bit excessive. We will miss seeing Ethan's best bud on the team, Daniel. We will have to make it a point to schedule play dates.