Emily at the Bat

Emily has had a fantastic baseball season! She is playing Kindergarten coach pitch (and it is OVER hand pitching!). The kids get three pitches before the Tee is brought out.

One of the assistant coaches brought up the point that when Emily gets up to bat, you underestimate her b/c she looks like this little girl who nonchalantly steps up to the plate--right before she powers one over the in-field's head. One time the ball even made the "ping!" noise right after she hit it. That was Emily's favorite hit of the season. Of the three innings they play, she usually hits it off of the pitch at least once, most of the times twice.

Here she is on first base. As you may have noticed, her jersey is a bit big. We tried to exchange it for one smaller, but they said no since she'd already worn and washed it. She IS, however, wearing shorts underneath!

It's a hit!

Emily has had a wonderful coach, "Coach Larry." He really knows what he's doing and has really helped the kids learn and improve their skills.

The other girl on the team is named Ellie. She and Emily became fast friends and always cheer each other on. They also field together so they can talk about the latest and greatest. Ellie is also quite the slugger. Her dad plays basketball with Cubby on Tuesday nights at the church and so our families have gotten to know each other a bit more as well.

Here they are giving each other a "good job" low-

five as they trade places in the field.

Emily is always excited to play and to have fun. Great job, Slugger!