Little Slugger

Luke asked to play baseball this season and we were thrilled! He has been playing in the backyard with us for a couple years, but this is the first time he wanted to be on a team.

I signed him up for coach pitch before realizing there was a t-ball age group for him. After talking to John, Luke, and even the head organizer, we decided to leave him in coach pitch.

He was one of the youngest (not the youngest), but he did great! He loved putting on his 'costume' before each game.

His coaches were great with him. I cannot say enough great things about our experience with Collierville Parks and Rec. The coaches we have had over the 5 seasons of baseball have been great. Patient and hardworking, they really see this as an instructional opportunity!

But Luke's most favorite thing about baseball was definitely playing catcher. I am not sure there is ANYTHING more adorable than a 6 year old in a catchers uniform.

There were a lot of games and their team even made it through the first round of the tournament. Toward the end, I could tell he was done with the busyness of it all, but each time he went onto the field he played all the way until the end!

At the end of the season, the coaches had a big party for all the kids. Each kid got an award. It was an awesome way to end his first season.