April 3

I just realized that this blog has been quite Isaac-heavy of late. And that trend will continue today.

That's because Adam and I got up bright and early this morning (before 7, which is totally gross for a Saturday) and drove Isaac to Manteca --which is 45 minutes to an hour east-- so he and the Spartans could play in their first ever tournament.

It wasn't a traditional tourney, per se; they played a double header against one other team and that was it. But the field was cute, and it was fun seeing my number 7 sitting there cheering on his teammates. (And playing, of course. That too.)

The first game was very competitive and ended in a 7-7 tie. The second wasn't so competitive and ended in a score that I won't commemorate here, but let's just say that our boys didn't come out on top. (Note to self: not having three of your four usual starting pitchers available to play will cause issues.)

Still, Isaac had fun. He had time with these boys he genuinely likes and he got to play baseball. So win or lose, I'd call it a pretty good experience.