The kid is not necessarily a natural athlete, but he's decent, for his division (8-under).
But on this team, which is pretty much the Bad News Bears of Rohnert Park, Calen really stands out. Because he actually knows what he's doing.
Tonight, he was playing 2nd base and took a quick grounder and threw it hard to the first baseman. It was an easy out, except the 1st baseman wasn't even aware the ball was in play, so the runner was safe. But the next play Calen got an even sharper grounder and took it upon himself to run to 2nd base and force out the runner.
Outs in this division are still few and far between (except strikeouts). So it was a big deal that Calen got one (almost two) in a row.
He also went 3-3 off the pitching machine with 3 singles, a run scored and 2 RBI's.
Great job slugger.
 |
| His 3rd single! Note the ball in play |
Great coaching by mom& dad early on.
ReplyDelete