It's Baseball Time

Today was a beautiful spring day in Cache Valley.  The sun was shining and it was reasonably warm outside, so we were glad to take in one of  Ryan's baseball games at Logan High School.  His team was playing his old high school team, the Bear Lake Bears..  Of course, he was excited to be able to coach against his old coach, Craig Culver, who was a good mentor for Ryan during his high school baseball days.  It was good to see some of the Bear Lake crowd who had come to Logan to support their team  When our boys were playing baseball as they were growing up, we enjoyed watching them play and seldom missed a game, at home or away.  Ryan's family came over to the game and offered their support to Ryan and his Gizzlies.

 

Here we see Ryan and his girls, Annika, Samantha, Grandma Iris, and Neveah.  It was her first baseball game, but I doubt seriously  that it will be her last.  She really enjoyed the fresh air and the sunshine.  Her cute little bonnet helped to protect her from the suns rays.

 

Here are Ryan and Sam's boys.  No doubt Ryan will turn them in to baseball players too.

Batter up!! A Logan player tries to get a hit off the Bear Lake pitcher.  Ryan is coaching down the third base line.

 

Here Ryan is again, coaching a runner at third base.

 

Coaches!  Ryan has a great respect for Coach Culver and owes a lot of his love for baseball to the tutelage he received, while playing for him during his high school years.  These are two men who truly love the sport of baseball.

 

It was a double header.  The Bear Lake team was anxious to see some green grass, as their field is still under a foot of snow.  Ryan's team, the Logan High School Grizzlies, won both games.  It's still fun to go to a baseball game, but I must admit, I enjoyed it even more when I was playing as a teenager or as we watched our own sons playing during their youth.  Our day at the ball park was made more enjoyable by the first truly warm day of the year.  Soon there will be more warm days, so we will no doubt get to take in a few more baseball games