And thus ends the softball season

We had quite the softball season here at Casa Erickson! With four kids on four different teams, I think we had about 50 softball games. Seriously. They started in April with John’s cute little 5-6 year old team, the Rivercats.

They were so much fun to watch, and it was fun to have all 8 of his neighborhood friends on his team.

Jenna enjoyed her softball team, the Pirates.

She turned out to be quite the softball player, and she got a hit every time she was up to bat! Of course, in her age division, they give the kids as many pitches as they need, and then they bring out the t.

Natalie had a great time with her team, the Green Giants, and I was glad that my friend Lisa was willing to coach that team and make sure the girls all had a positive experience.

Machine pitch was pretty scary for the girls, but they got used to it, and they all improved over the season.

Megan enjoyed being with the same girls she played with last year, and most of them were on her basketball team in the winter. It makes it nice to know all their names, and it’s even nicer to have people to carpool with.

Megan’s team, the RAZZ, did pretty well in the regular season, but came alive in the tournament.

They were undefeated going into the championship game. Which they lost. But, since it was a double elimination round, and the team who beat them had already lost one game, that left them tied at one loss each, so they had to turn around and play another game that night. And that game, they won.

They were thrilled and excited to win.
And I am proud of all my softball and baseball players, and I’m glad we made it through the season. Now there will be no more panic about “where’s my hat?” or “MOM, have you seen my mitt?”, or the worries about how we were going to get this girl to her game, that boy to his practice, and Mom and two girls to play practice. I’m glad it was a good experience for them, and that they are learning skills, learning to be team players, and having fun. Good job, kids!