D'Backs Baseball, Fall 2014

Fall baseball has come and gone and boy was it fun!

Grady, you played with the same team again, 3 seasons in a row now.  Coach Weldon, Daddy, Coach Edgar, Coach Julio and Coach Miguel were just awesome, again.  Patient, dedicated, hard working, funny and full of integrity are just a few of the words I would use to describe your coaches.  

You've played with quite a few of the same boys now for a few seasons and you all have become great friends.  In fact, you and Diego have played together for 5 seasons!

You have no idea how lucky you are to have coaches that care about you as a kid and a player, want you to grow in your baseball skills and have fun, and are all just good and honest people who really like to win but realize that winning isn't everything ... or maybe you do considering you wish you had practice every week night and beg to stay late to perfect your hitting, fielding or just goof off with the guys.  

We had a great season, finishing in third place.  Although, the title of third really does nothing in telling how much your team grew as a whole this season.  7U and 8U combined this fall and so there were a few kids on your team who had never hit a coach pitched ball before.  You all were encouraging and accepting and all grew because of it.  Your Daddy got all those kiddos hitting by mid season and it was really fun to see their excitement and love for baseball grow.  

Grady, you played mostly first base this season again and rocked it.  Your hitting was pretty spot on as well.  I think you got 6 legit homeruns and pretty much got on base every single time you got up to bat.  More importantly though, your confidence has grown and you are thinking constantly about what second play you can make or who you can throw out next.  Another thing that amazes us is that you perform really well under pressure.  In fact, your biggest hits and best plays are always during the most important times.  That's pretty cool buddy!  

Goose, what makes us happy is seeing you happy.  Keep doing your baseball thing as long as you love it and we'll keep being your biggest fans!!!