Damon Baseball

Damon had a lot of fun playing baseball this year. Even though it's a much slower sport than he usually prefers, he really enjoyed it. I think it helped that he hadn't seen many friends in a while, and he was finally able to compete again! He learned so much about how defense works in baseball and played several positions including third base, shortstop, and first base. He was a great infielder and got some outs! He loved throwing people out! He would have benefitted from more practice to learn the rules better and improve his batting, but he did great with time he had. He was never afraid to put his body in front of the ball and was aggressive to get a stop. He did great catching at third and first. He was super excited when Oma & Papa Dude and Zadi were able to come to his last game to watch. I asked Papa Dude to take some pictures for me, and I definitely got what I asked for, haha! He took a lot of pictures and got some really good shots!

It was really fun having Kyler and Damon  play on the same team.  A couple times one would stop the ball and throw it to the other for the out!  They always encourage one another and play really well together.

Yep, it was hot!!

Guess he thought he was going to get hit in the head with that pitch!!

While the teams were in the outfield looking for the snake that some of the spectators saw (yes a snake on the field), Damon had a good little chat with the umpire.

Getting some practice swings in while he waited!

He loved running the bases

SLIDE

Phew, got there in time!

SAFE!

You can get up now!

This hit would have gone a lot further if he followed through, but he got to the base just in time! He then continued on to second without being told. He learned that the ball was still in play so he ran to second before Kenney could tell him to or stop him!

This foul ball his almost hit me while I was trying to video him!

He loved stealing bases and never got thrown out doing it.





It's not a game in Texas if snakes aren't involved.  On a different night some of the boys were holding up armadillos by the tail!




He got a hit, but he got out.  Plus he didn't know he couldn't slide into first base.



Damon runs home while Kyler is stealing third.