Darius Starts T-Ball

Summer vacation has started for us, and Darius kicked it off with a bang at his first ever T-Ball game! It has been a long time coming, but Darius finally made his way onto a baseball diamond.

When we signed him up, we were told certain dates, and then found out the day of what would be his first game, that the season wouldn’t be starting for a couple more weeks. The shifted dates meant that existing travel plans to Kansas would keep us from the first two practices and first game of the season, but we got home from that trip just in time for Darius to play the second game of the season.

He seemed nervous and a little unsure about all the rules, but excited to play, and as always, very quick to learn. Then for his first at-bat, he hit a home run!

Darius and Brent have been watching baseball videos for a long time, and he seems to be quite interested in it. He studies closely and asks lots of questions, so it was no surprise to see how well he did in a team setting under the direction of great coaches.

Darius started off at some unknown position between first and second base.

The terror of throwing to first, I guess?

His first at-bat was an inside-the-park home run, a solid ground ball between first and second that eluded at least three fielders on its way to the grass.

Darius watched for directions from his coach.

Darius slides into home like a boss.

Darius was out on the dirt the very next day to practice fielding ground balls.

Darius takes advantage of the runner losing his helmet to grab the ball and make a play.

The underhanded throw was a surprise. He normally goes overhand.

Consistently great contact with the ball for his second at-bat. This might be his greatest strength right now.

Snacks were provided to all the players at the conclusion of the game.

Posing like he’s stretching out to make a catch.

Mommy was so proud.

But Torin was proud, too!

“Did anyone see how much ice cream I just put in my mouth?”

Darius excitedly told everyone all about his game.

Brent and I discussed the above on episode 80 of Adventures with BAM.