Last week was Opening Day at the ballpark. Although William George is a couple of months short of the age requirement, we slipped him in, and he is now a proud member of the Braves. Skip is the assistant coach, and George has a few friends on the team (and has made new friends).
We were at the park bright and early (8am) to get ready for the spirit walk and devotional.
We had a touching moment of prayer when everyone was asked to pray for the center gentleman's (wearing sunglasses) mother, who is currently battling pancreatic cancer. I know Upward sports receives some criticism for its lack of competitiveness, but this is why we choose to play for Upward.
After the Opening Day ceremonies, the Braves had some time off until their game at 4:00pm so we decided to join friends at Chick-Fil-A for breakfast.
Coach Brent stayed up until 11:00pm hand-crafting the team's tomahawks.
Although the girls are not playing this year, we received an SOS from a friend saying their team badly needed players or else they would have to forfeit their first game. The girls, along with a couple of other girls, quickly donned a jersey, dusted off their batting helmets and gloves and stepped in. They had a good time and enjoyed helping their friend's team win, 10-9.
By game time at 4pm, we felt like we had been at the park all day, and Skip actually had been. George was a little run down, but rallied enough to have a wonderful first game.
There was a moment of hesitation when his hand was hit by a pitch, and he then locked eyes with me as his face crumpled into tears. He shook it off, batted off the tee and got on base.
Here are the first three "at bats" of George's baseball career. He was two for three and did very well... even though he sustained injury.
Wm George's First "At Bat" from Cathi Lindsey on Vimeo.
I'm not sure of the outcome or if anyone actually kept score, but George definitely enjoyed the after game handshakes.
He also enjoyed the snacks.
Go Braves!!!
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