Our JT was invited to be a bat boy this season for the Dirtbags. JT LOVES the Dirtbags. He spends his summers with these guys. They coach his baseball camp and he's got these college homies that he really looks up to. So when we got an email offering him this opportunity, he was over the moon.
He'll be bat boy at 5 home games this season, we were able to look through their schedule and pick which games we'd like. His first game was on St. Patrick's day against the Wichita State Shockers. He got to be there for batting practice, shagging balls in the outfield.
Seeing him out there, he just looked so small. It was a funny moment, sitting there in the stands, watching your kid in the outfield at this stadium... that small hope that he chooses to play baseball here in college... oh man. It really did bring tears. I look over and see the same things running through Mr. B's mind.
HeaBug cheered for her brother as we watched him hustle out to collect the bats and then hustle back into the dugout.
After the game, we asked him if he had a good time, if he learned anything, if he paid attention... He answered enthusiastically that Jake was going to join clans with him. I had no clue what that meant until JT elaborated that he was talking about Clash of the Clans, a game he plays on his iPod. Too funny, Jake the pitcher and my JT chatting it up in the dugout about a game. We were so proud of him and we're looking forward to many more Dirtbag games. Sunday afternoons at the ballpark, it really doesn't get better than that.
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