The Rules
Now, to begin with, the umpire didn't know the rules. We'd been practicing throwing to first. The umpire said they kids had to run to first. Now, Stan says, at that age, it's a more sound strategy, but I don't want to teach them the wrong way. Anyhow, for each subsequent game, they will be allowed to throw. Also, for this first game, parents could be in the infield with the defensive team. Each subsequent game, after putting the kids in the right spot, the parents will have to go to the outfield.
Best I can tell, the rules are these. There are two innings. Every kid bats once an inning. There are two kinds of hits. If it's hit in the infield, it's a single. If it's hit to the outfield, it's a home run. Every kid scores, and the last batter of each half inning is an automatic home run. So, eleven kids on each team, each kid scores twice, the game ends 22 to 22. There are no outs. For the offensive team, you can have one parent at each base. The second base "coach" will be allowed in the infield to retrieve wayward kids. (My job is, apparently, to get the batters ready and in order; dugout work.)
That said; the Pirates (Jason's team) did really well. They were definitely the more experienced team and had better discipline. All of our kids actually ran the bases. (Well, one didn't, but in his defense, he probably had a stomach bug. He threw up several times.)
Jason had two strikes and two nice hits. The first one was a pop up in between the shortstop and the second baseman, just past second base. (I know what you're thinking. "Justin, you said that was a home run, but you have Jason marked as two singles." True, but one of the parents on the other team knocked it back into the infield. That's something else that won't be allowed in subsequent games.) The second hit was a grounder over the mound and stopped just short of second base. A quite solid single. Defensively, no balls came near Jason in the first. In the bottom of the second, Jason was getting tired. He was playing first, and completely didn't see the ball. The second second baseman got it. I helped him refocus and the last hit of the game came up the first base line. (It was actually foul, but if it's within a few feet they don't call it.) Jason got it and tagged the bag before the runner got there. So, one "out" for him.
Third to last hit of the game, our team had a pileup. Two kids fell over both trying to get the ball. They looked to be wrestling a bit. Gavin thought that looked like good fun and did a clothesline take down of the two kneeling fielders.
I'm probably not suppose to count, but all in all our team got 11 outs and theirs got 8.
I'll try and get Bonny to post some pics of him in his uniform. It's crazy cute, I'm told. I think she got an action pick, too.
-Justin
Best I can tell, the rules are these. There are two innings. Every kid bats once an inning. There are two kinds of hits. If it's hit in the infield, it's a single. If it's hit to the outfield, it's a home run. Every kid scores, and the last batter of each half inning is an automatic home run. So, eleven kids on each team, each kid scores twice, the game ends 22 to 22. There are no outs. For the offensive team, you can have one parent at each base. The second base "coach" will be allowed in the infield to retrieve wayward kids. (My job is, apparently, to get the batters ready and in order; dugout work.)
That said; the Pirates (Jason's team) did really well. They were definitely the more experienced team and had better discipline. All of our kids actually ran the bases. (Well, one didn't, but in his defense, he probably had a stomach bug. He threw up several times.)
Jason had two strikes and two nice hits. The first one was a pop up in between the shortstop and the second baseman, just past second base. (I know what you're thinking. "Justin, you said that was a home run, but you have Jason marked as two singles." True, but one of the parents on the other team knocked it back into the infield. That's something else that won't be allowed in subsequent games.) The second hit was a grounder over the mound and stopped just short of second base. A quite solid single. Defensively, no balls came near Jason in the first. In the bottom of the second, Jason was getting tired. He was playing first, and completely didn't see the ball. The second second baseman got it. I helped him refocus and the last hit of the game came up the first base line. (It was actually foul, but if it's within a few feet they don't call it.) Jason got it and tagged the bag before the runner got there. So, one "out" for him.
Third to last hit of the game, our team had a pileup. Two kids fell over both trying to get the ball. They looked to be wrestling a bit. Gavin thought that looked like good fun and did a clothesline take down of the two kneeling fielders.
I'm probably not suppose to count, but all in all our team got 11 outs and theirs got 8.
I'll try and get Bonny to post some pics of him in his uniform. It's crazy cute, I'm told. I think she got an action pick, too.
-Justin
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