Ethan Hit a Home Run - I Am Serious!

Ethan plays baseball and loves it. The game ranks second only to video games which, unfortunately for us, can never be trumped. This is his last season in the Little League FARM division. For winterball he moves up to minors and openly admits he’s a little nervous. No more “instructional” ball. They play to win!

In FARM the kids are only allowed two bases on a hit even if errors would permit more. The exception is if the ball is hit hard enough and airborne only touching down in the grass of the outfield.

Ethan got his first career home run last night! He rounded on that ball, sent it sailing into left center, and took off running. After an exaggerated turn around first base, he raced down the base path beating the throw to home.

As his feet streaked across home plate his arms shot straight in the air in an excited victory pump. He jogged back to the dugout amidst the cheers and congratulatory back slapping of his teammates. This was a big day for him!

I have to apologize for the outdated picture. Not only was this one from last season (November 2010), but Ethan is pitching, not batting or running for home.

Maybe I need to take my camera more often??