YAY!!!!!!!

Peter's baseball team had 3 goals at the beginning of the season, in the following order:

1. To have fun


2. To improve their play


3. To win one game

Going into the last game of the season, they had had TONS of fun, and were definitely getting better each game.

Sadly, they were also have a total mental breakdown in at least one inning per game, with the result that the other team would score an average of 4 runs in that inning.

End result? They were going into their final game last night with an 0-8 record.

Because they played a late game, the Coach decided to hold their end of season party BEFORE the game, rather than after. There was pizza, Gatorade, lemonade, and brownies, and lots of rowdy 10 year old boys.

Apparently that's a good mix, because they came out and played THE best game of their season, and won 4-2! Their defense was outstanding, they got some great hits, and the final inning came down to our pitcher striking out three batters while still holding them scoreless (in that inning). Good stuff!

The boys were absolutely beside themselves, and I have to admit this cynical old Mom was taught a lesson about never quitting, because to be honest, I was pretty sure they'd go un-victoriou. Peter's coach has, in both sports he coaches, always had the goal to win "just one game". Once he gets that win, he changes the goal to get "just one more". Two years ago he took Peter's basketball team to a 10-1 record, and he's never, ever not gotten his one win. He obviously knows something about coaching boys!

WAY TO GO, PADRES!!!!