May 2008: Nolan Started Baseball

Nolan started Junior League baseball here in Cheyenne in late April. They had just a couple of practices and then started games on May 6th. When batting the kids get 2 pitches from the pitching machine to try and hit, and then if they have not hit the ball they get to hit off the tee. The rest of the game is basically tee ball, but the kids are having a lot of fun.

The teams are named after obscure minor league teams, and those of you from the Midwest will get a kick out of Nolan being on the team named after the Lansing Lugnuts.

The above picture was from the first practice.

This was Nolan's first at bat against the 38 mph pitching machine (and this was his only at bat in the first game).

Here is Nolan on first base with Dad helping out coaching on the field before going back to work for a few hours OT.

The second game of the season was on May 8th, and many of the Lugnut kids were able to hit the ball off the pitching machine (noone made contact in the first game). Nolan was able to foul off his first pitch, and then got a nice hit on the second pitch!!!