Well, it has been almost two weeks since we concluded the 8u all star season and it has been nice to cook non crock pot meals for dinner on a lot of the nights, catch up visiting some family and all, but our family sure does miss seeing everyone at the ballpark. My flip flop tan mark is slowing fading, too.
Thanks to Stephanie Wheeler...our boys have made it into the local newspapers.
The Cary News: http://www.carynews.com/2012/07/23/61941/cal-ripken-team-wins-regional.html
The Southwest Wake News (Thanks Julie for the heads up!)
Some magazine that Stephanie Varela mentioned that I don't know the name of...haha
Coach Brandon S and his family reflected back on the season and provided some great stats!!! He and Megan started totaling mileage. Not including driving around at each location we drove 3134 miles this summer! This is just to and from each tourney site and our home. Granted that was 8 trips to Wake forest but wow. To put it in prospective…Miami to Spokane Washington…3036 miles. Raleigh to the North Pole…3763 miles. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't want to be the only one reflecting back on the season, so definitely leave a comment and share your favorite memory or memories about the 2012 West Raleigh Cal Ripken 8U season!!!
It was a fun ride and looking forward to celebrating to officially conclude the season!
Monday, July 16, 2012
Recap of the Southeast Region Championships
We all need to think back to last week...
The boys played 7 games at States in 4 days! Two days later we were all headed down to Andalusia, AL! Talk about a quick turnaround!!! So that would mean the boys played 14 games in just 11 days!!!
Southeast Region Championships...
20 teams from 6 states (VA, NC, SC, TN, AL, FL)...each team was a state champion in the region or runner up.
VA: 2 teams
NC: 3 teams
SC: 1 team
TN: 4 teams
AL: 4 teams
FL: 6 teams
All 3 NC teams finished in the final four!
We had over 70 parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends, cousins and siblings watch our games!
We scored 79 runs in 7 games this tournament and allowed 24.
We did not have to leave a coach back in Suwanee, Georgia (hmmm...Coach Dave!!).
We received numerous compliments on our team (sportsmanship, class act, organized, positive and the list can go on).
We had many team bonding experiences at the restaurants, hotel and ballfields!
We had one of the loudest cheering sections!
There were many text messages going back and forth between families checking on travel routes and the whereabouts!
Everyone who witnessed these boys perform over the 4-tournament and to see them turn on the switch when they needed to...we will always share those memories together and nobody can ever take them away! It's hard to explain to others back home what we did each day, how we felt and what we were a part of...but, we have each other to remind ourselves what it took to be on this journey!
The boys played 7 games at States in 4 days! Two days later we were all headed down to Andalusia, AL! Talk about a quick turnaround!!! So that would mean the boys played 14 games in just 11 days!!!
Southeast Region Championships...
20 teams from 6 states (VA, NC, SC, TN, AL, FL)...each team was a state champion in the region or runner up.
VA: 2 teams
NC: 3 teams
SC: 1 team
TN: 4 teams
AL: 4 teams
FL: 6 teams
All 3 NC teams finished in the final four!
We had over 70 parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends, cousins and siblings watch our games!
We scored 79 runs in 7 games this tournament and allowed 24.
We did not have to leave a coach back in Suwanee, Georgia (hmmm...Coach Dave!!).
We received numerous compliments on our team (sportsmanship, class act, organized, positive and the list can go on).
We had many team bonding experiences at the restaurants, hotel and ballfields!
We had one of the loudest cheering sections!
There were many text messages going back and forth between families checking on travel routes and the whereabouts!
Everyone who witnessed these boys perform over the 4-tournament and to see them turn on the switch when they needed to...we will always share those memories together and nobody can ever take them away! It's hard to explain to others back home what we did each day, how we felt and what we were a part of...but, we have each other to remind ourselves what it took to be on this journey!
Sweet Home Alabama...
A dance party with the moms and grandmothers! A few short clips of our dancing queens...
Andalusia, Alabama was our "home" away from home for 5 days!!!!! When we filed into the Holiday Inn Express in the small town, we were greeted in the main lobby by our team white board!
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| Gotta love 8 year old spelling! |
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| Before heading out to Opening Ceremonies on Wednesday...players and parents met in the hotel conference room for a meeting with the coaches to set the guidelines and focus on the goal! |
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| Here we are...the park where 47 games happened! |
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| We had over 71 family and friends cheer on our team! Wow!!! |
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| Waiting for Opening Ceremonies to start. |
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| Here are some of the siblings who have been on the ride with us! Kudos to them for hanging out in the heat and finding entertainment while cheering on their brothers! |
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| Roll Blue!!!!! |
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| Our agenda for Thursday! |
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| Pool time! |
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| The team had a scheduled practice since our first game was at 7pm on Thursday! |
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| Go Mike! |
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| Coach Lance observing |
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| All the flags that represented the states in the southeast region! |
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| The Holmes' initiated the plan for an early dinner tailgate before our first game! Good thing for the Super Walmart in Andalusia! |
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| The team RV has arrived! |
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| Lots of memories... |
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| Good friends and good times! |
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| What a class act! Sharp looking, neat, organized, and I can go on and on... |
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| A GREAT fan base for being so far from home! |
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| We're in our whites for Friday... |
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| We had different moms and siblings help decorate the doors each night for the boys! |
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| What a FUN ride for 6 weeks... |
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| We continued to make some more memories and we experienced the ride together! |
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| But...before we leave Andalusia...we need to drench our coach...watch out Coach Lance...here come the boys!!! |
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!!!!!!!!
So here we are...two teams left at Johnson Park and just 2 state flags still flying high! North Carolina for West Raleigh and Florida for Sarasota!
After 6 innings...our very own 8U Blue won the game, 8-1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...
1st inning:
Luke caught a fly ball at third for out #1
Chris (pitcher) to Luke (third) for out #2
Kaden caught a fly ball at shortstop for the third out
2nd inning:
Ian had an unassisted play at first for out #1
Kaden (shortstop) to Ian (first) for out #2
Chris (pitcher) to Ian (first) for out #3
3rd inning:
Kaden (shortstop) to Luke (third) for out #1
A double play...Lawson tagged the runner and then threw the ball to Ian at first!
4th inning:
Chris (pitcher) to Ian (first) for out #1
Kaden (shortstop) to Ian (first) for out #2
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for the last out
5th inning:
A great 1-2-3 inning!!
Luke (third) to Ian (first) for outs 1 and 2
Isaac caught a fly ball at right centerfield for the last out
6th inning:
Isaac caught a fly ball at right centerfield for out #1
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for out #2
Kaden (shortstop) to Ian (first) to end the game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OFFENSIVELY...
Kaden: 1-4 with 1 run scored
Lawson: 2-4 with 1 run scored
Lukas: 1-3 with 1 RBI
Luke: 1-3 with a double, 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Riley: 3-3
Isaac: 1-3
Ian: 3-3 with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored
Chris: 3-3 with a double and 1 run scored
Ben: 1-2 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Mike: 2-2 with 2 RBI
Logan: 3-3 with a triple and 2 RBI
Jackson: 0-0
Charley: 0-0
2012 CAL RIPKEN 8U SOUTHEAST REGION CHAMPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After 6 innings...our very own 8U Blue won the game, 8-1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...
1st inning:
Luke caught a fly ball at third for out #1
Chris (pitcher) to Luke (third) for out #2
Kaden caught a fly ball at shortstop for the third out
2nd inning:
Ian had an unassisted play at first for out #1
Kaden (shortstop) to Ian (first) for out #2
Chris (pitcher) to Ian (first) for out #3
3rd inning:
Kaden (shortstop) to Luke (third) for out #1
A double play...Lawson tagged the runner and then threw the ball to Ian at first!
4th inning:
Chris (pitcher) to Ian (first) for out #1
Kaden (shortstop) to Ian (first) for out #2
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for the last out
5th inning:
A great 1-2-3 inning!!
Luke (third) to Ian (first) for outs 1 and 2
Isaac caught a fly ball at right centerfield for the last out
6th inning:
Isaac caught a fly ball at right centerfield for out #1
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for out #2
Kaden (shortstop) to Ian (first) to end the game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OFFENSIVELY...
Kaden: 1-4 with 1 run scored
Lawson: 2-4 with 1 run scored
Lukas: 1-3 with 1 RBI
Luke: 1-3 with a double, 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Riley: 3-3
Isaac: 1-3
Ian: 3-3 with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored
Chris: 3-3 with a double and 1 run scored
Ben: 1-2 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Mike: 2-2 with 2 RBI
Logan: 3-3 with a triple and 2 RBI
Jackson: 0-0
Charley: 0-0
2012 CAL RIPKEN 8U SOUTHEAST REGION CHAMPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Semifinals...Game #6
It's now down to just 4 teams...Matthews, NC vs Sarasota, FL and Laurinburg, NC vs West Raleigh, NC! Yes, that would be THREE teams out of four from North Carolina! Sarasota beat Matthews to head into the championship game and we beat our friendly rivals...Laurinburg, 8-1!!!
Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...
1st inning:
Logan caught three fly balls for all three outs in leftfield!!
2nd inning:
A double play!!!! Lawson tagged the runner going to second and then threw the ball to Ian at first!
3rd inning:
Luke (third) to Ian (first) for out #2
Kaden (shortstop) to Lawson (second) for the last out
4th inning:
Luke caught a fly ball at third for out #1
Kaden ran towards the leftfield line...behind third base and caught the ball while sliding for out #2
Logan caught a fly ball at leftfield for the last out
5th inning:
Kaden (shortstop) to Ian (first) for out #1
Ian caught a line drive at first for out #2
Lawson made a diving catch at second for the last out
6th inning:
Kaden caught a fly ball at shortstop for out #1
Lawson had an unassisted play at second for out #2
Logan caught a line drive at leftfield for the last out of the game!
OFFENSIVELY...
Kaden: 0-3
Lawson: 3-3 with 2 runs scored
Lukas: 3-3 with a double, RBI and 1 run scored
Luke: 1-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Riley: 2-3 with 2 RBI
Isaac: 1-3 with a double, 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Ian: 1-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Chris: 1-2 with 1 RBI
Ben: 2-2 with 1 run scored
Mike: 1-2 with a double and 1 RBI
Logan: 1-2 with 1 run scored
Charley: 0-0
Jackson: 0-0
A quick break and then the championship game starts!!!!!!
ROLL BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...
1st inning:
Logan caught three fly balls for all three outs in leftfield!!
2nd inning:
A double play!!!! Lawson tagged the runner going to second and then threw the ball to Ian at first!
3rd inning:
Luke (third) to Ian (first) for out #2
Kaden (shortstop) to Lawson (second) for the last out
4th inning:
Luke caught a fly ball at third for out #1
Kaden ran towards the leftfield line...behind third base and caught the ball while sliding for out #2
Logan caught a fly ball at leftfield for the last out
5th inning:
Kaden (shortstop) to Ian (first) for out #1
Ian caught a line drive at first for out #2
Lawson made a diving catch at second for the last out
6th inning:
Kaden caught a fly ball at shortstop for out #1
Lawson had an unassisted play at second for out #2
Logan caught a line drive at leftfield for the last out of the game!
OFFENSIVELY...
Kaden: 0-3
Lawson: 3-3 with 2 runs scored
Lukas: 3-3 with a double, RBI and 1 run scored
Luke: 1-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Riley: 2-3 with 2 RBI
Isaac: 1-3 with a double, 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Ian: 1-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Chris: 1-2 with 1 RBI
Ben: 2-2 with 1 run scored
Mike: 1-2 with a double and 1 RBI
Logan: 1-2 with 1 run scored
Charley: 0-0
Jackson: 0-0
A quick break and then the championship game starts!!!!!!
ROLL BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Woohoo!!!!!!!!
We beat Laurinburg, NC in the semifinals, 8-1 at 9am and then turned around and beat Sarasota, FL in the championship, 8-1!!!
2012 Cal Ripken 8U Southeast Regional Champions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ROLL BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Game info, recaps, videos and photos will be posted this week!!!
2012 Cal Ripken 8U Southeast Regional Champions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ROLL BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Game info, recaps, videos and photos will be posted this week!!!
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Quarterfinal game...WR 8U Blue 13 Newbern, TN 3
The team headed over to the local movie theater in Andalusia to watch Ice Age 4 for a matinee, then headed back to the hotel for some more down time. People loaded up their cars and headed back over to the field for 5:45pm warm ups before our 7pm first bracket game (quarterfinals) against Newbern, TN. Since Wednesday evening 20 teams have been in the Andalusia area for this tournament. By 5pm (first bracket play quarterfinal games), there were 8 teams left. What an accomplishment! Guess what? The 3 North Carolina teams who were part of this tournament made the top eight!
We won by a score of 13-3 in just 4 innings!!!!!!!
Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...
1st inning:
Luke caught a fly ball at third for out #1
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for out #2
Kaden (shortstop) to Ian (first) for the last out
2nd inning:
Kaden (shortstop) to Ian (first) for out #1
Chris (pitcher) to Kaden (shortstop) at second for the second out
Kaden (shortstop) to Lawson (second) for the last out
3rd inning:
Logan (second) to Ian (first) for out #1
Ian (first) to Kaden (shortstop) at seceond for out #2
Luke had an unassisted play at third for the last out
4th inning:
A great 1-2-3 inning!
Luke (third) to Ian (first) for out #1
Kaden (shortstop) to Ian (first) for out #2
Luke (third) to Ian (first) for out #3
OFFENSIVELY...
Kaden: 2-3 with 2 runs scored
Lawson: 2-2 with 1 run scored
Jackson: 1-1 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Lukas: 2-3 with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored
Luke: 2-3 with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored
Riley: 2-2 with a triple, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored
Isaac: 2-2 with a triple, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored
Charley: 0-0
Ian: 2-2 with 2 RBI and 1 run scored
Chris: 2-2 with a double
Ben: 1-2 with 1 RBI
Mike: 0-2
Logan: 2-2 with a double and 1 RBI
Next up for WR 8U Blue...
We play Laurinburg, NC at 9am tomorrow!!!
There are 4 teams left in the tournament...3 of them are from NORTH CAROLINA!!!!
ROLL BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We won by a score of 13-3 in just 4 innings!!!!!!!
Here's how we looked DEFENSIVELY...
1st inning:
Luke caught a fly ball at third for out #1
Lawson (second) to Ian (first) for out #2
Kaden (shortstop) to Ian (first) for the last out
2nd inning:
Kaden (shortstop) to Ian (first) for out #1
Chris (pitcher) to Kaden (shortstop) at second for the second out
Kaden (shortstop) to Lawson (second) for the last out
3rd inning:
Logan (second) to Ian (first) for out #1
Ian (first) to Kaden (shortstop) at seceond for out #2
Luke had an unassisted play at third for the last out
4th inning:
A great 1-2-3 inning!
Luke (third) to Ian (first) for out #1
Kaden (shortstop) to Ian (first) for out #2
Luke (third) to Ian (first) for out #3
OFFENSIVELY...
Kaden: 2-3 with 2 runs scored
Lawson: 2-2 with 1 run scored
Jackson: 1-1 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored
Lukas: 2-3 with 1 RBI and 2 runs scored
Luke: 2-3 with 3 RBI and 2 runs scored
Riley: 2-2 with a triple, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored
Isaac: 2-2 with a triple, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored
Charley: 0-0
Ian: 2-2 with 2 RBI and 1 run scored
Chris: 2-2 with a double
Ben: 1-2 with 1 RBI
Mike: 0-2
Logan: 2-2 with a double and 1 RBI
Next up for WR 8U Blue...
We play Laurinburg, NC at 9am tomorrow!!!
There are 4 teams left in the tournament...3 of them are from NORTH CAROLINA!!!!
ROLL BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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