Border League All-Stars: Babe Ruth 2012 Tournaments


Caleb played on 3 different baseball teams this summer: his normal border league team, a legion team, and a border league all-star team.  His all-star team did really well; they were just the 3rd team in over 10 years to win the Colorado Ste Tournament and progress to the Babe Ruth Midwestern Plains Regional Tournament.  Below are some pictures of them at their first tournament, which was the weekend of July 20. 
The boys were really excited to win the championship.  This was Caleb's dream for years.  He had tears in his eyes when they won. (Notice he's holding the plaque.)

The team was made up of kids from Haxtun, Holyoke, Sedgewick, and Chappell.  Some of Caleb'sbest friends on the team are Gunnar Kroeger and  Cole McKinley.  Coaches were Scotty Heath and Kyle Pocock.  Caleb was especially excited to have Scotty coach since he's had him as an ump for years and has a lot of respect for the work he does behind the plate.


After winning the state tourney, the boys played in the Regional Tournament in Lamar.  They played on the field at Lamar Community College.  Caleb pitched in the first game, a 5-0 loss to North Dakota.  (They had a very good pitcher.  His teammates said he threw 85 mph.  That intimidated  a lot of our guys, and even our better batters didn't hit well. )



Here's Caleb contemplating the game before an afternoon practice.


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