Week 3 of Baseball

Well finally got through with the infamous TAKS Testing week so ball should be in full swing from here on till summer. Kade's team had it schedule delayed a week so they played Mt. Pleasant in a non-conference game and won 10-0. Kade was the starting pitcher and went 3 innings striking out 3 and had a hand in all of the other 6 outs. He allowed only one hit. Later in the game he had an assist from the fence at the plate from the centerfield position.

Drewboy's team the "Water Mocassins" is on a roll. They are 4-0 on the year and have outscored their oppenents 60-10 with only one of those runs being earned. He was the winning pitcher on 3 of those games and plays a mean catcher when not. This week we play the better of the other two teams from our town so it should be interesting.

On Thursday I got to take Macy Lou to tumbling & cheer for the first time for me. I might be a little biased but I thought she was the best. She really liked the cheer routine best. Never thought I would be one into watching tumbling and cheer but it was really cool & cute at the same time.

Touney updates

Drew's tournament was cancelled because of rain Friday night but Kade's was still on. Kade started the first pitching with 3 up and 3 down with 2 strikeouts. Next inning the infamous strikeout get on first base error that seems to plague Kade. Catcher missed the third strike and just lobs it to first who boots it into the outfield which leads to unearned run #1. This was followed by 4 more infield errors that leads to a 4-0 lead for the visiting team. But Kade only allows one earned run and 2 hits. The Longhorns lose the first game 5-0 and have to turn around and play back to back. Their next game was against Lewisville, Ar. This time we were the visiting team and started things off with a bang. Tyler Hutchings was hit and stole 2nd base where he was knocked in by Justin Goforth's single. Kade followed with a walk. Next up was Tanner "T-Dub" Wright who sent a shot foul about 400'. Pitcher made and error and threw the same pitch and Tanner politely tee off on it over left center field's fence for a 3 run bomb. We went on to win 5-1. This time we drew the Texarkana, Ar Rangers. Kade was asked to start on the mound again. He pitched a beautiful complete 2 hit game allowing only 1 run over 5 innings with 8 K's. Unfortunately we could only muster a run ourselves. This put us into the international tie breaking rule which puts a runner on 3rd with one out and each batter has a strike and a ball. We go first and fail to get a run. Texarkana plated the winning run with 2 outs on a passed third strike to win the game. It was a very emotional loss. Kade pitched awesome, as I always know, for 7 innings allowing 2 earned runs on 4 hits while striking out 13. I forgot to mention it was 45-47 degrees with the win blowing 15-20 mph all day. Lovely baseball weather. As for batting Kade went 0-2 walking 3 times, striking out once, lined out to center, and hit into a fielder's choice but scored 2 times.

Easter time means Baseball Time!

Cox clan had their annual Easter Egg Safari at my parents this past weekend. Hope you enjoy some of the pictures that Christie took.

Kade's team started off a little rough going 0-2 in their opening tourney but Kade pitched great. They played Mt. Pleasant on Thursday and won 18-4 with Kade walking 4 times. He pitched 2 innings and struck out 5 and started a double play. If your counting that is 7 outs. His first strike out got on base.

Drew started his year off tonight with a bang. He was the starting pitcher and pitched two complete innings striking out 5, hitting the lead off batter(good way to set the tone!), and assisting in the only ball put into play. At the bat he went 3 for 3 with a single, double, and inside the park home run. Shame they called the game early I had a cycle in my mind. He also caught the other two innings. I thought he had an awesome game but I'm a little biased. Omaha Water Moccasins 16 Omaha Yankees 0.

Both boys have a tournament this weekend with Kade's in Hope, Ar and Drewboy's in Hughes Springs.

Another update

Our little friend Kanyon is doing well so far. He is eating and digesting well. Hopefully he is going to be able to get off of the ventilator soon. His Mom got to hold him for the first time yesterday and I think that is way cool. Please continue to pray for the whole team including Parents, Kanyon, family, Dr's, & Nurses.