batter up...

baseball is in full swing again.  jared and isaac are both playing for the giants this year.

isaac waiting for the game to get going

there is only one other kid besides jared who returned to the team from last year, so it will be a growing year for the team and not necessarily a championship winning year.  although it was a lot of fun to see the team win a bunch and go to a state tournament (they came in 2nd at their tournament) last year, it got long for the parents :). 

jared pitching during his second game

jared catching

and although the kids are still learning they have made great improvements since their first game!  jared has been in the catcher position for most games and even got to try his hand at pitching. he did a pretty good job for his first time!  he is really doing well with catching and is learning to chase down the boys who try and sneak into home base from third.

isaac has been playing a variety of out-field positions and rotating to the bench with the other extra players.  at last nights game he scored one of the team's points and threw a ball back to the infield with great precision and speed!