Friday, July 13, 2012

Grand Blanc Little League Championship

Last night I experienced what just might be my favorite baseball moment ever. In the championship game of the Grand Blanc Little League (12u), my son's team won a thrilling contest by the score of 19-18 to cap off a 14-0-2 season. I've helped coach his teams for six years, and this was by far the best group of kids we've ever had -- even apart from their considerable baseball talents!

Jack batted cleanup all season and had a great year at the plate. He went 23-43 with 4 home runs, 4 triples, 1 double, 32 RBIs and 16 walks (.535 avg, 1.023 slg, .661 obp). In addition to this, he was one of the team's top pitchers, and was on the mound to throw the season's final pitch (shown below).



  GBLL Championship Game - Final

  Red Sox    4  4  4  1  1  4  - 18
  Cardinals   1  5  5  2  6  x  - 19

  Win - Brian (2-0)

  Save - Jack (2)

  Home Runs - Noah (2), Jason (1)