District 20 Champs Again!!!

The boys did it again! They won the District 20 Championship beating Ottawa National 11's 8-7 with a walk off homer by our power hitter, Caleb Osborn!!!

It was a game to end all games! We were the home team so lucky enough to have last at bat. Ottawa scored 1 run in the first inning and 5 in the second inning to lead the game 6-0. Kota came in to pitch in the 3rd inning and didn't allow any runs until the 6th inning when he gave up a home run! Anyway, we scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 5th and with Ottawa's HR in the 6th the score was now 7-3 going into the bottom of the 6th. Ottawa thought they had the game in the bag but our boys are not quitters and they showed that with true Streator pride!!

We were at the top of our batting order and Kota bats in the #3 spot so he hit a single to drive in a run then we had another run score on a passed ball by the catcher. Score is now 7-5 and we had Kota on 3rd base and a runner on 1st with two outs. Caleb comes up to bat at when the pitch count was 3-1 the pitcher throws a fast ball down the middle and Caleb swings and sends the ball over right field fence, past Ottawa fans bleachers and into the second row of cars in the parking lot!!!! WALK OFF 3 RUN HOMER TO WIN THE GAME 8-7!!! UNBELIEVABLE TO SAY THE LEAST! We were going nuts, the boys were going nuts, our head coach, John, was in disbelief and Kota runs down the 3rd base line in celebration and does a round off and back flip! It was a game to treasure for a lifetime for these boys!!!

So now we are heading to Mendota Sat. night for our first game of Section 5 regionals! There are 3 other teams in this region so if we win we are State bound. I hope the boys play hard and bring home another Section win for Streator!

GO STREATOR 11 YR. OLD ALL STARS!!! YOU BOYS ROCK!!!

Our First District Loss

It was not pretty to say the least! We lost 13-3 and the loss was not pretty! I just pray we got that bad game out of their system and we are able to bring home a district win for the boys tomrrow night!

We just didn't play well, that's all there is to it! Let's go Streator 11s and show then what we got!

District 20 Championship Game tonight

Kota plays for the District 20 champ game tonight at 6pm in Spring Valley. He came in Sunday night as relief pitcher and did an awesome job of throwing strikes and helping us get the win!

It's gonna be a hot one tonight but thank goodness my mom bought us a canopy tent to use to provide some shade. That will be up in full force tonight! If the boys win tonight they move on to sectional play in Mendota, which means we will be one step closer to going to state again! I'm not wanting to "count my chickens before they hatch" so that's all I'm saying about that!

Hope everyone is enjoy their summer. With the heat advisory in effect until at least tomorrow please stay cool, out of the heat and find some air conditioning!

The Dog Days of Summer

We are officially in the dog days of summer! The days are long, I'm feeling lazy and the kids are on the go, go, go!!! I am nearing the end of my summer vacation very soon and I can't say I'm too upset about it. There is something to be said for getting up for work every day and being productive and getting things done in a timely manner. Don't get me wrong....I enjoy my summer vacation but it ends at just the right time. I work 9 months out of the year and I'm off for 3 so the it all balances out in the end.

Kota has his third district all star game tomorrow night and we play Pekin. It will be an interesting game and I pray the boys bring all they have and win this game which will bring us one step closer to going to state!

We have had a great summer and I enjoy every day that I get to sleep in! Enjoy the rest of your summer and soak up that sun cause it will be over way too quickly!

Happy Days to you all!