Elijah's First Baseball Game

On September 9th, Elijah played in his first baseball game.  His team won, and Elijah got a hit and got to second base.  All in all, it was a very exciting start to the season.  At first, Elijah was a little nervous when it was his turn to bat.  Not only did he have the usual jitters, but he was scared of getting hit by the ball.  Unfortunately, during try outs, his thumb got nailed by the ball.  Fortunately, he overcame his fear and got his first hit.

 

 

He safely got to first and second base before the change in innings.  Little League has some mercy rules, like each team can only get five runs per inning.  In this case, Elijah's team was on fire, and scored five runs that inning.

 

 

Of course, he also got a little practice being in the outfield, too.

 

 

At the end of the game, the teams formed lines to give each other high fives.  Then, the triumphant Athletics ran back to their dugout for their first post game snack and pep talk from Coach Roy.