Braedyn's First Kid Pitch Little League Game

Braedyn also was busy when we got back home. He missed two baseball games for fall ball league. He had a game when we got back. He has been working on pitching with dad and the head coach from Cedar Ridge is also one of Braedyn's asst coaches and Braedyn really wants to pitch and the coaches thought he was good enough to give it a try in a game. Braedyn is the only 3rd grader on his team pitching. I thought maybe they would have him try it out later in the game. No, after warm ups, the boys and I made it back from the  playground to the field and Braedyn was standing on the pitching mound. All I could think was he looked so little up there! I started getting really nervous. I know how Braedyn is. He is hard on himself so I said a quick prayer, to give him the confidence, strength and courage to do this. He took the mound with a quick confidence and looked at me with a big smile.  This not only was his first kid pitch game to play in, it was his first pitching experience ever and they were out in the field first to start the game! I don't know who was more nervous me or him! He did great. He was throwing strikes and balls and walked some too. I was just so proud of him for doing it and not getting down on himself if he walked someone. He just kept trying. He also played some infield positions throughout the games. The coach likes to rotate to different positions so kids get a feel for it all. So not only did he pitch, which he has never done before, he also played catcher. He has never done that before either! He did awesome as catcher. He even almost got a runner at second base! At this level, it is more about base running since there aren't a lot of hits since kids are just learning to pitch. He was so cute in all that gear on! I have to bring the camera next time. He used to be scared to play catcher in the machine pitch league because that ball comes at 40 mph and it can hit you pretty hard. He wasn't scared at all this night! The game did not end in their favor but they played well and were coming back! The coach ended up giving Braedyn the game ball for being asked to do things he had never done before and doing them pretty good!
Mom and dad were proud of him! He has three more games left for fall ball....