A Mom of 2 Shews: They Went Out With A Bang!!!

Starting off the season we had some doubts about the winning ability of our Orioles. We had some good games and some needs improvement games. The boys appeared to be doing their best at each and every game. We saw plenty of great hits, great catches and great runs. Team spirit was always present and the boys always had a great time. We ended the season with a 6-8* record. Did you notice my asterisk? I shall explain.

Our first play off game was against The Rays. Our boys were doing great! We were ahead, we were behind, coaches on both sides arguing with the ump, things were exciting. The last inning came down to the wire! We were ahead and we just needed to strike the kid out and we did! Our boys were so excited, jumping up and down and cheering. Dominick got the game ball for an awesome hit into left field. We were moving on to the next level in the playoffs. Great first season experience for Dominick.
Dominick went to bed that night on cloud nine, only to be brought back down to earth by some bad news the next morning. After Dominick had gone to bed we received an email from his coach. Due to a rule violation committed by our team we were forced to forfeit our win thus eliminating ourselves from the playoffs. It seems we didn't sit one of our players for an entire inning which is against league policy. Our coach had realized the error and spoke with the opposing team's coaches and they didn't seem to have a problem with it, until they lost. The Rays coach contacted the league after the game and notified it of the violation. It was a sad event but a good lesson learned for all involved. As much as we would have liked to move on in the game we used the experience as a lesson in following rules and good sportsmanship. In the end the boys had fun and friendships were formed. Our team's end of season party was great, pizza, limo and lazer tag. We loved this first season of little league and we were lucky to have such a great group of coaches, kids and parents. We'll see what next year's season brings. Hopefully more wins.