Beaver Baseball

Hamp's Little League baseball season came to a close this weekend ~ and I can honestly say I am so impressed with how he and his team played! This season was particularly special because both sets of grandparents (plus some other awesome family & friends who came to visit!) were able to watch Hamp play. Mojo & Dado cheered him on and even served hot dogs to the team at one of the away games! Yaya & Papa braved both freezing rain and burning hot sun while rooting for the Beavers. The team was excellent, the coaching was wonderful, and the cheering section for the Beavers was second-to-none! ☺

Hamp had a particularly good couple of months - no doubt thanks to the great coaching and practice he experienced. But then Hamp always rises to the occasion... and when he's part of a team with such athletic and encouraging kids he's bound to find his groove:

The season ended with a League Tournament = Thurs/Fri/Sat games out of town.
(Meanwhile, Sam was travelling for gymnastics and everyone was trying to wrap up the school year!) Whew...

But by Saturday afternoon, the sun was beating down and the Beavers had won all three games leading up to the Championship! The final game was a nail-biter despite the Beavers maintaining a scoring lead the whole time... and when our catcher grabbed the ball and threw it to our pitcher who tagged the runner out at home for the final out - the boys knew instantly that they had done it!

the perfect view - GO #6!!!!

CHAMPIONS!!!

I can't tell if Hamp realizes how hard he worked to become a better baseball player this year... or if he realizes how well these 10 kids played together as a team... I think he just truly loves the camaraderie and athleticism of the sport.

And now that I have watched him teaching his little brother how to pitch a baseball in the backyard I know that whether he realizes it or not, baseball is teaching him more than he knows! ♥