Colin enjoyed baseball this year so much that he decided to play during the summer. He ended up playing with Stod's, a league out of Newcastle, run by ex-Mariner pitcher Bob Stoddard. The season was a lot of fun and it didn't take too much out of our schedule.
Colin ended up playing with the 11-12 year olds. There were 3 teams within this age bracket and his team was the Spartans. Since every Sunday was a double header, the teams played each other every week. Although the kids, of course, cared what the final score was, the games were really low on the competitive scale. They did provide an umpire, but no official score was kept.
The pitching in this league was very good. The boys could throw fast and accurate. One boy even had a wicked curve ball. Pretty fun to watch, but I know it sometimes was frustrating for Colin. Although when the kids did connect, they could hit the ball pretty far.
The defense was fantastic. Fly balls were caught, lots of kids were thrown out at first base and the Spartans even had a double play during one game. The games were a lot of fun to watch and the weather, being summer, was always cooperative.
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