Success on the Field !!!

Last night was one the nights as a parent that makes you smile! My sweet little guy has been playing baseball for 8 seasons. He has had his successes, and his failures. He has mostly been placed on teams for "learning experience". It seems that our Heavenly Father wants to keep Mitchell humble. Last season was a painful one for him as he hit a terrible slump. His age group had switched over to all "kid pitch" which can be really difficult considering that alot of boys can't pitch well at all! So last season, we started to call him the "No swing Kreitlein" because he had decided to stand at the plate and take his chances at a walk, that theory only paid off about half of the time. The other half he was forced to strike out and walk back sadly to the dugout in defeat. This season, his coach has been working very hard at his hitting. He works with him in the cages for hours and throws him 'funky' pitches that an 8 year old might throw to him. LAST NIGHT WAS PAYOFF TIME!!! He managed to hit a single with an RBI in the second inning. It was the first hit of the night from any of the team (all the good hitters seem to be in a slump). He was so excited! Then in the 4th inning when he got up again. He hit a double with an RBI straight to center field all the way to the fence! It was an amazing hit! He was in HEAVEN!! He also got the chance to be the catcher for the entire game, and was rewarded at coach chat with "THE GAME BALL". Last night made the painful learning that he has had to endure all worth it because it made the success all the much sweeter!!