Baseball Opening Day

Spring has sprung, which means the Bowens boys are back to baseball! They're playing with Westside Baseball, one of the most popular & competitive leagues in Mobile. Timothy won't start until April (after middle schools finish up w/ play), but the younger boys began their seasons with opening day at Westside Park last Saturday.

 

Here the teams are all lined up for opening ceremonies

Then each team & coach was introduced & paraded down & around the field. So cool!

Can you spot short, little Tanner?!

Bet you can find him now...

he's the shortest one, right in the middle!

Next is Taylor & his team

National Anthem by part of the Dawes choir

(Taylor's school)

There would have been a pic of AJ McCarron here.

(Unless you've been living under a rock,

you know he's the former national championship winning Bama QB & is now in the NFL w/ the Bengals)

He's coaching one of the t-ball teams & threw out the 1st pitch.

Unfortunately, I had to head to my truck right before this to feed a little certain someone...  

 

Taylor is on the Yankees in the competitive 11/12 yr old Major Division. They had the first game of the day & it was thrilling to watch their game -- they play some REAL DEAL baseball!!

These guys are good!!!

Taylor just had to show off his new batting gloves & his baseball offensive/defensive stances in a close-up,

so I took these later in the evening!

Tanner is on the Indians in the 5/6 yr old T-ball division.

(He should have been in the 4/5 league, but there were so many kids, he had to play up)

They played later in the day & it was an hour of PURE ENTERTAINMENT!! We were cracking up the entire time; they are so stinkin' cute & pretty darn funny! 

And I must include pics of their biggest fan...

this sweet girl can be such a diva in the stands!! :)

Our Bunch is looking forward to a fun, wining season of baseball!!

 

**Tim is deep into spring practice right now & it'll be time for spring recruiting before you know it (can you see my exasperated face right now?!)...he gets to games & practices when/if he can. So....PLEASE keep me on the prayer list as I shuttle all of these boys back & forth to practices & games all week & weekend. Somebody's at the ballpark playing or practicing almot every single day of the week! 

Sigh...yay baseball...!