Katy Tigers JV Baseball

While Kaitlynn was swamped with her cheer activities, Connor was staying quite busy himself. With his spring season of baseball underway, Connor was attending daily baseball practices as a new member of the Katy Tigers Junior Varsity baseball team. He was hopeful for a better season ahead, and we were so excited to see our #16 on the field.

As the preseason kicked off, Connor was getting some great opportunities as pitcher and in the starting lineup. He felt a little better about the camaraderie on the team as the season progressed. Probably his best game of the season was a regular season outing against Ridge Point. The starting pitcher fell sick last minute, so Coach called on Connor unexpectedly to start the game in his place. Connor pitched 4 solid innings and had a great showing, even being singled out as "outstanding" by Coach in the closing team huddle. He had another few good games of relief pitching, but toward the end of the season, he really struggled and gave up some huge hits (including a homerun) to opposing teams. It was a tough way to end his season, but he was ready to move on.

In early March, we had a cold front come through that left temperatures in the 30s with heavy wind during one of the Friday night games. Jeff and I donned our winter ski gear but still froze to death in the bleachers. Coldest baseball game ever!

Towards the end of the season, Connor's girlfriend Marie was able to attend a game with her family. They sat with Jeff and enjoyed the baseball experience, even though Connor wasn't able to play much in that game.

As Connor's sophomore season of JV baseball came to a close, he would probably say it was a marginal improvement from his freshman year because he still struggled to build the camaraderie in the dugout that he loves so much from his other teams. Regardless, we were all thankful for the opportunity that he had to represent his school and continue playing the sport he loves. Only time would tell if he would be here again next year, so we soaked in the experience all season long!