Yes, I know there are 437 different "World Series" in youth baseball but my kid's team had an excellent week in Gulf Shores for the Perfect Game 10U (open division) World Series. We went 6-2, Beating teams from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee to win the championship.
It was a whole lot of fun for the parents and the kids. Due to some scheduling issues we couldn't get a block of rooms at hotel or condos and since 4 families already have big campers or 5th wheels the rest of us rented campers and we all stayed at the same RV park. Kids running around playing whiffle ball, parents hanging out grilling and having a good time. Just fun times all around. Boys got to go to the beach and do all kinds of fun stuff like go-carts and the water park as a team.
Plus, they played really excellent baseball. Turned a couple legit 6-4-3 double plays, pulling off a suicide squeeze to win a game, and even though my kid didn't hit well, he pitched 3.2 innings, struck out 8, walked 3, but gave up no hits or runs. He also hosed a couple kids from RF- one a kid hit a shot over his head off the wall that he ran down, turned and threw a laser that nailed the kid who thought he had a sure double. And the other he started a 9-2 double play by catching a fly ball in right and then nailed the kid trying to tag & score from 3rd.
For some reason I can't get the pic to post but imagine a bunch of 10-year olds with gaudy $3 Championship rings smiling like it's Christmas morning.
It was a whole lot of fun for the parents and the kids. Due to some scheduling issues we couldn't get a block of rooms at hotel or condos and since 4 families already have big campers or 5th wheels the rest of us rented campers and we all stayed at the same RV park. Kids running around playing whiffle ball, parents hanging out grilling and having a good time. Just fun times all around. Boys got to go to the beach and do all kinds of fun stuff like go-carts and the water park as a team.
Plus, they played really excellent baseball. Turned a couple legit 6-4-3 double plays, pulling off a suicide squeeze to win a game, and even though my kid didn't hit well, he pitched 3.2 innings, struck out 8, walked 3, but gave up no hits or runs. He also hosed a couple kids from RF- one a kid hit a shot over his head off the wall that he ran down, turned and threw a laser that nailed the kid who thought he had a sure double. And the other he started a 9-2 double play by catching a fly ball in right and then nailed the kid trying to tag & score from 3rd.
For some reason I can't get the pic to post but imagine a bunch of 10-year olds with gaudy $3 Championship rings smiling like it's Christmas morning.