World Series Champions!

The East Coast Spikes came home today with the title World Series Champions. This is also an end to our travel baseball season, we will soon start up with fall baseball, and then on to the 8th grade baseball team. Travel ball will resume in February, and we plan to play in that again also.

Wil had 3 home runs this weekend, and he also was starting pitcher in one of our games. Wil has not pitched since the first part of the season so it came as a small shock when he started, but he did very well!! He pitched a couple other times also through the tournament. The final winning score was 8 to 3! Wil finished the season with 13 homeruns!!

So those of you that missed seeing Wil this season, we hope you will be able to join us next season to watch Wil play baseball! You just don't know what you are missing, sooo much fun!!

I hope this finds everyone well, and lots of love to you all!!

2009 STATE CHAMPIONS

Last weekend we spent the weekend playing in the USSSA State Championship Playoffs in Stockbridge, GA!! The East Coast Spikes came home as the 2009 State Champions, we came home undefeated. The boys had a GREAT weekend. Our next stop is the World Series July 9-12. Wil hit a LOOONG homerun and brought in 2 runs for the team. Wil came home with no strike-outs, walked a couple times, a couple pop-flys, and several line drives and RBIs!! I have so many pictures I will post what I can!! I hope everyone is doing well, lots of love to you all!!

Wood Bat Tournament

Wil played in a wood bat tournament last weekend with a team called the, Diamond Dawgs. This tournament was a lot of fun to watch, and according to Wil fun to play!! This team needed a couple players so they called and asked Wil to play he was so excited! We won both our games on Saturday, and Sunday. The Diamond Dawgs won the Championship at this tournament 12-4!

Sub-State Tournament

The East Coast Spikes just finished their tournament to qualify to play in the state tournament, and we came home CHAMPIONS!! The boys played awesome!! Wil had some great hits, and plays during the game. Wil had one homerun this tournament which I missed my picture of, because I was pitching Jack baseballs. He also had a couple of line drives all the way down 3rd base line. Wil had a play in right field that even the umpire was amazed by. Wil caught a pop-up, and the other team had one of their fastest runners that was already on base rounding third to home, and Wil gunned it from right field to catcher and got the guy out there also, it was truly a must see!! The umpire came over to our coaches to ask how they found an arm like that on a 12 year old, and told Wil how awesome of a throw that was!! Wil also did an amazing job catching 9 innings in Saturdays games by making throws to 2nd and getting guys out trying to steal!! Job well done!!

So, we are headed to State, June 25-28 in Stockbridge Georgia!! Final score, 14 to 5!!

Wil + weekend = baseball tournament

These are a couple pictures from The Firecracker Classic baseball tournament last weekend! We go this weekend to sub-states so I will post some pictures from this weekend later.

NO Training Wheels

Ok, so Mrs. Sue told me a couple weeks ago that soon Jack would want his training wheels off his bike...how did she know?????

Jack has not even showed intrest in riding his "big" boy bike until a week ago, rode it about 2 days, and wanted those little wheels off. We can thank his daddy for this, because Jack seems to follow in the same path of his daddy who also had his training wheels off at 3...oh no I am in for an exciting next several years!

So here are a couple pictures of Jack and his daddy practicing, as Jack says, and don't worry when he falls he just wants to get up and show us the trick again!!

I hope everyone is doing well, Lots of Love!!

Baseball Tournament, May 16-17

The East Coast Spikes played in the Global Sports World Series qualifier baseball tournament this past weekend, and came out CHAMPIONS of the tournament! The guys did a great job this weekend. We only allowed 1 run all weekend, and scored around 28 runs. We are hoping to play in the World Series in Knoxville, TN, July 6-12 2009. Please keep our team in your thoughts and prayers that they get to experience this great opportunity!! I hope everyone is well, LOTS of LOVE!