Cincinnati

We traveled to Cincy for a long weekend of baseball. TJ's team competed in the 11U Cincy Flames tourney which consisted of 28 teams traveling from as far as Wisconsin to Florida. The Bandits went 3-0 in pool play. The first game was Thursday evening against the Mustangs. Then the rain arrived so games on Friday were delayed. They played two innings against the host team with TJ on the mound. The Bandits were ahead 2-1 with TJ on first base before the game was called for Thunder. He threw the ball 7 times in the first inning and 14 in the 2nd inning. The defense was on it! On Saturday, we started the day with more rain delays but finally competed late in the afternoon against the Oakbrook team. Then they finished the game against the Flames. TJ was back on the mound. He completed the game with 86 pitches. It was the first time he pitched an entire game. It was exciting and emotional for his dad! The team qualified for the championship round as the 5th seed. Unfortunately they had to immediately play again and were eliminated. The Florida Pokers won the tourney but the Bandits were still celebrating their victory over the Flames with swimming, a pizza party, cake (from the coaches) at midnight in honor of TJ's actual birthday and Horsley Haircuts!