Peyton's Baseball Season Finale...

My son had a great time playing for the Bentonville Mariners this season. His coach was a really wonderful coach... we enjoyed him and his patience with the boys. Thanks, David Elrod!! Peyton moved up from Cal Ripken this year into Babe Ruth. It was definitely a more challenging league than he had previously been used to. But, he did pretty good this year... keeping up with the big dogs, that is! LOL He pitched for the first time ever this year and did good... room for improvement, but I am still quite proud of my little guy! He, also, played Third Base (which is his normal position).

Peyton has been playing since he was 3 years old. We actually fibbed about his age when he was 3 and said he was a year older... just because we knew he would excel... and he did very well in tee ball that first year! :) So, this was his 9th season to play... he LOVES baseball!! Loves it... and I come from a long line of family members that played baseball in college and minor league and are all now coaches for high schools and tech schools. :) I guess you can say it's in his blood! LOL

His team did 50/50 this season... won half their games and lost the other half. It was a short tournament, though... they lost the first game of the 4-day tournament and season over! The coach was proud of all the boys, so he rewarded them with individual trophies... so sweet! Peyton will stay in Babe Ruth next year (because it is for 5th & 6th graders... and he will be a 6th grader). We'll be checking into Baseball camps and practicing all summer until football begins.

Here are some pictures of Peyton and his team this season...





Until next year...