Little Shortstop! When the ball came to him, he ran and dove on the ground to stop it, then jumped up with it and threw it to 1st base! I was shocked. I mean, we've been practicing, and he's had team practice with Uncle TJ (his coach...yes, he is crazy and coaching Tye and Tori both!) But still, when he scurried after the ball and dove for it, I was jumping for joy!
If anyone batting would miss the ball or hit the tee, Tye would just shake his head. He nailed it both times he was up to bat.
Here he is, running from 1st to 2nd!
And then running in to touch home plate...This is his only time touching home plate because on his second time around the bases, he was waiting on 3rd, and when the batter hit the ball, he took off running and went into the dugout. It was the last batter of the game, so I went over and said...hey, you forgot to go home! He looked surprised and then said...oops! The crowd got a good laugh, and I am happy to say that Tye was not the only one who did that!
Tye will easily be the one who gets penalties for excessive celebration. After he stopped the ball at shortstop, he danced a little jig.
We had spent the earlier part of the afternoon cleaning in the garage (not done, but some serious headway!). We kept super busy last night, and headed over to school to plant a tree right after Tye's game. Our good friends, the Holtmans, had purchased a tree to plant near the preschool playground in hopes of it providing shade for years to come. Thanks Holtmans, for taking such good care of us, and for helping us celebrate Brian's life.
