Baseball Season This Year - Written By Coach

This was Brandon's first year of pony level baseball.  Ponies are 9 and 10 year olds.  He missed the age cut off to be too young by 9 days, so he was one of the youngest players in the league.  Despite the majority of the players he was competing against being older than him he had a very good first season as a pony.  He was the only first year pony on our team to consistently play on the infield (2nd base) and was the teams lead-off batter.

 

As the season progressed, Brandon became more confident in the batters box and became a player we counted on to get on base and score runs for the team.  He showed great versatility as a batter, getting on base by drawing walks, laying down bunts and making solid contact for base hits.  He displayed a good command of the strike zone and discipline at the plate by not swinging at bad pitches and waiting for strikes to take his cuts.

 

In the field Brandon played second base.  As I mentioned, he was the only first year player that we utilized, on a regular basis to play in the infield.  He quickly learned the responsibilities of a second baseman and understood when to cover 2nd base/first base and when he was to be the cut off man for throws from the outfield.  He put in extra practice throughout the season to expedite the development of his fielding and throwing skills.  He work effort and desire were rewarded as he was a solid fielder throughout the season and earned a spot on the all star team.  This is a very big accomplishment for any player, especially for a first year pony.

I would also add that Brandon displayed excellent sportsmanship all season and proved to be an excellent and supportive teammate by cheering for all the players on his team and being supportive of tem when things didn't always go their way.  He was very "coachable" and eager to learn.  Any team/coach would be happy to have a player like Brandon on their team.

Ready to bat!

 Shoot me now?

 Pitcher is ready1

 Here it comes!

 My fav picture of him.

Just for the record who were on Brandon's team: Luke Wren (5), Austin Little (4), Ryan Angerer (4), David Shillow (4), Avery Book (4), Max Griffith (4), Logan Suggs (4), Brayden Pavone (3), Elijah Speck (3), Corey Baker (3).