Not Happy About the Out....

Did that title get ya thinkin??? :) I have some explaining to do. Last night Bayleigh had her fourth Little League game of the season. She played terribly. A couple of practices ago the ball popped up and hit her in the chin. It has made her skidish of the ball and she is not getting in front of them to stop them like she should. Before the game we took to the field to get a shoooooort practice in and one right after the other, the balls blew passed her and into the field. Bayleigh plays short stop between Second and Third Base. I was FRUSTRATED to say the least. I get that she is nervous, but I also get that she is better than that and KNOWS what to do. So, to see her not do it....well, it's frustrating. I told her coach Scott before the game...Hey, if you have to move her because she isn't stopping the balls go for it. Sure enough a couple of balls got passed her so he moved little Madison over to do the job. That resulted in Bayleigh basically covering Second base. We have come to the conclusion Bayleigh is a MAGNET for the ball and they started heading her way again. I was SO PROUD OF HER when she stopped the ball AND made it to Second to get the runner out!!! I was cheering for her. She threw her arms in the air celebrating just like Rocky did when he reached the top of the steps in the Rocky movie! I was proud. So, here comes the eplaination for my title. I was NOT cheering for the little girl that got out, because nobody wants to see the little girls get out after putting so much effort into hitting the ball and then making it thru the bases. I feel so bad for getting THAT excited, because I WAS THAT excited about the PLAY. LOL! Not to mention....I knew it was going to boost Bayleigh's confidence--which is EXACTLY what she needed at that point. SO, sorry to the little girl and her family...and her team for my excited cheers. :)
I do have to add....the next inning...yeah, the ball blew right passed Bayleigh again. LOL! IN HER DEFENSE....Dan: the pitcher, Scott: the coach, and Me: the mom all said to Bayleigh...you get that ball and you tag Second base again. Well, when she ran out into the field to get the ball she missed, instead of THROWING the ball in, she ran it up to Second. SO, she did what she was told. Larry and I will be spending this week fielding balls with her and EXPLAINING where she went wrong in yesterday's game so she will know what to do next time...hopefully. :)
Hope your summer is going great. We've spent ours swimming and going to Little League Games and Gymnastics. It's been FUN so far. Thanks for checking in! Until Next Blog!
Love,
Jenn
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