Today Aaron had his first Track & Field meet at Centennial Park in Etobicoke. He ran the 100m around 11 a.m. and came in 4th. He also ran the 400m and came in 2nd with a time of 1.10 m. Later in the evening he was the anchor in the 400m relay. The first kid started of slow and ended up that the end of the line. By the time the exchange was made from the first to second kid, it already looked hopeless! Aaron had no chance in saving that race but it was a good effort on all 4 kids. He didn't do too bad considering that the training was mostly indoors (thanks to our delayed Spring here in Toronto)! We left Centennial Park with Aaron still trying to catch his breath, around 4:40 p.m. He had just enough time to reach home, take a shower, change and grab a quick bite before we left for Newmarket! The drive there took approximately an hour so he was able to take a cat nap!
The RY Cardinals took on the Newmarket Hawks tonight. The boys from Newmarket were huge kids...almost double the height and size of our boys!
The game started with our team batting first. We managed to get in 2 runs in the first innings. Although the Hawks were hitting hard...and way out in the outfield...our boys were catching very good tonight. The first inning ended with a score of 2-0. The Hawks really fell apart in the 4th and 5th innings...it felt like they were just giving us the runs for no reason! Some of plays that were made really made you wonder. The Hawks Coach huddled the players for a 'pep talk' a couple of times but our boys still had a 7 run lead at the end of the 5th inning.
At the bottom of the 6th inning, our boys started running into a bit of difficulty and it was getting pretty close. At one point the score was 14-11 and the bases were loaded. For a minute we were worried but they somehow managed to get the third out and ended the game. Whew, that was a close one for sure!
Except for the last inning, it was a pretty good game and we went home with a final score of 14-12 in our favour.
Four of our boys took hits tonight (to the back, shoulder and wrist) and two bats were broken with pieces of wood flying pretty close to the faces of a couple boys!
Sometimes these games can become dangerous but Baseball Moms know you have to have faith!!!
The game started with our team batting first. We managed to get in 2 runs in the first innings. Although the Hawks were hitting hard...and way out in the outfield...our boys were catching very good tonight. The first inning ended with a score of 2-0. The Hawks really fell apart in the 4th and 5th innings...it felt like they were just giving us the runs for no reason! Some of plays that were made really made you wonder. The Hawks Coach huddled the players for a 'pep talk' a couple of times but our boys still had a 7 run lead at the end of the 5th inning.
At the bottom of the 6th inning, our boys started running into a bit of difficulty and it was getting pretty close. At one point the score was 14-11 and the bases were loaded. For a minute we were worried but they somehow managed to get the third out and ended the game. Whew, that was a close one for sure!
Except for the last inning, it was a pretty good game and we went home with a final score of 14-12 in our favour.
Aaron did not pitch at all tonight as his Coach knew he had a long day today. He went up to bat 4 times during this game but he only made it on base once. However, that inning ended with him on third base! Tonight wasn't his night for sure. I know I would be tired after running in 3 races and then having to play a game right after!
Sometimes these games can become dangerous but Baseball Moms know you have to have faith!!!
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