Ujamma: Section 5 Champs!

Dakota's 10 yr old all star team did it again! They won sectionals and are going to play for the State title starting on Saturday. The team beat Manteno two times in championship games to advance for a run at state champs. State play starts Saturday afternoon. After the game the team is going to see a minor league baseball team and have dinner and then watch the fireworks. All of this is compliments of Little League Baseball! My mom is going with us and she has been to all of Kota's post season games minus one. We were talking on the way home from night 6 in Moline and I said Dad would have loved this! He would have bitched and complained about the long drive for 6 nights straight but he was such a baseball lover and watching Kota play would have been such a highlight to him. I still miss him everyday!

Kota has played some awesome post season ball coming into this tournament. His pitching has been better than great! His fielding has been superb (he fielded three ground balls hit to him at shortstop the other night to retire the inning) and his hitting has been wonderful. He can lay down a bunt like no other and he's super fast. I dare say he's the fastest one on the team. I could be wrong but he's one of the fastest!

We are looking forward to this weekend. The boys play Sat. afternoon, Sunday night, Monday night, off Tuesday, play Wed. night then if we end up with one of the two best records after playing Round Robin against the four other teams we play for championship State Title on Thursday night. At least with all the driving we will be doing it will be different scenery! This takes place in Evergreen Park, Il. I'm so sick of the drive to Moline! Staying home last night was such a treat. And Sunny loved having me home as well. She spent the whole night as close to me as possible! Which if you know her is very, very close! LOL!

This is the baseball season that never ends and I'm loving it!

Kota playing 3rd base.