Tag Archives: Northwest Austin little league

Two hits, two runs

Posted on March 7, 2009 | Comments Off on Two hits, two runs

Mr. B. has truly broken his hitting slump of many months standing. This morning he got two of them and two accompanying runs. One hit lofted so high into center field that it fell behind the centerfielder, between him and the fence. Alas, the Red Wings went on to beat the Grasshoppers, 12-7. But our own player left the field triumphant.

Comments Off on Two hits, two runs

Posted in Mr. Boy

Tagged ,

Grasshoppers lose

Posted on March 1, 2009 | Comments Off on Grasshoppers lose

Mr. B.’s Little League team, the Grasshoppers, lost their first game Saturday 12-6. He struck out his only time up but had a couple of good plays in the outfield. Next game is Tuesday.

Comments Off on Grasshoppers lose

Posted in Mr. Boy

Tagged ,

Over for another year

Posted on June 17, 2008 | Comments Off on Over for another year

The Blue Cheese lost its second, and therefore final, game in the district tournament tonight, going down 9 to 5 to a Western Hills team under the lights on the Little League ball fields in Del Valle, a suburb in southeast Austin near the airport. Although Mr. B. is hinting that he wants to play fall ball this year, despite his not-so-good showing tonight: a strikeout, and a walk, followed by being thrown out at second base. Oh, well. He had fun, and we enjoyed watching him and the rest.

Comments Off on Over for another year

Posted in Mr. Boy

Tagged

Another Big Game

Posted on June 14, 2008 | Comments Off on Another Big Game

Mr. B.’s Little League team has another district tournament game tonight, against another team that beat them 20-1 in a scrimmage a few weeks ago. So tonight could be the beginning of the end for Blue Cheese. They can only lose two games, and then they’re out of the city-wide tournament.

UPDATE:  The Cheese lost, 15-13, putting up a respectable, though still losing effort. Mr. B. walked and stole home, then struck out, but made a nice play in right field to save another run.

Comments Off on Another Big Game

Posted in Mr. Boy

Tagged

The Big Game

Posted on June 10, 2008 | Comments Off on The Big Game

Mr. B. and his Blue Team play their first district tournament game tonight at 7:30 which is to be conducted like a professional event: introduction of each player, playing of the National Anthem, recitation of the Little League pledge ("I trust in God, I love my country…"), and very little coach involvement in actual play. Should be interesting. The coaches have cautioned the boys not to swing until they have a called strike on them, to improve the chances of drawing a walk. Their defense is more likely to tell, however. Despite some long, hard practices, especially the past three days, their defense still is none-too-good.

UPDATE: Nevertheless, the Blue team, which players and coaches have dubbed Blue Cheese, won 8-7. Mr. B. struck out three times so he was not happy about that. Next game is Saturday, with practices every day until then. Talk about intense.

Comments Off on The Big Game

Posted in Mr. Boy

Tagged ,

The heat is on

Posted on May 31, 2008 | Comments Off on The heat is on

melon-watermelon.JPG

After today’s second scrimmage for the Northwest Austin Little League’s Blue team, the team mom passed out watermelon slices. The temperature was, then, close to a hundred degrees, and the kids were clearly wilting. So the scrimmage was halted after three innings. Mr. B., who is playing right field when he isn’t warming the bench (there are twelve players) got a hit but was thrown out at first. Did better yesterday, with a single, a walk and a run. Tomorrow’s third scrimmage is expected to be even hotter. So who knows how long it will last. Summer’s brutality is early this year, and the meteorologists are saying that only the rain from a hurricane or tropical storm can cool us off now. After a week of high nineties, even the St. Augustine grass at the rancho is turning crispy.

Comments Off on The heat is on

Posted in Mr. Boy, Texana, Weather/Climate

Tagged ,

The Blue Team

Posted on May 24, 2008 | Comments Off on The Blue Team

Mr. B. and Mom head for Grandma’s in Fort Worth this morning while I get the weekend off–after today’s parents meeting of the Blue Team, Mr. B.’s new tournament little league team. It’s a double-elimination tournament of little league teams all over the Austin area with some interesting new rules: no coach pitch, four balls and you walk, and stealing bases is allowed, presumably only when okayed by the coach. Mr. B. is the only ex-Scrapper, but he knows five other players from previous teams he’s been on, the Muckdogs and the Rangers. With the two-losses-and-its-over rules, the most playing he’s liable to see will be the two-and-a-half weeks of practice before the games begin. But he’s looking forward to it.

Comments Off on The Blue Team

Posted in Mr. Boy

Tagged