in at relief

Tonight vs Sheldon in the Varsity game,  Lemars was behind 0-4 in the 3rd inning, bases loaded, 1 out  and they bring in Tyler as relief pitcher. He pitched 2 2/3 innings. He had no earned runs. At the end of the 5th the score was 4-7. Top of the 6th they bring in Levi TeBrink for the save to win the game 8-7. Tyler had his first at bat in Varsity play. He hit a bomb to center field but unfortunately it was caught for an out.

The JV team won vs. Sheldon 10-4. He had 2 good scoops and throws to first for 2 outs. Monday they played Spirit Lake and  lost 1-13. Tuesday they played Spencer and lost 6-11.

Varsity Debut

Tonight the team played Sioux City North. The JV team lost 4-6. Then the varsity game came. Tyler made his varsity pitching debut against a 4A school. Colin Borchers pitched the first 2 innings and the score was 2-5. Tyler came in the third inning and pitched 4 innings. He allowed 5 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks, and 2 strikeouts. They ended up losing the game 2-7 but Tyler did a phenomenal job his first time on the mound. Fortunately, Grandma and Grandpa were able to come and see him play. Afterwards, we went out to celebrate Grandma's birthday weekend. Grandpa treated us to pizza and drinks at Townhouse and birthday ice cream cake at Dairy Queen. What a fun Friday night!

Busy week

After a fun weekend we started right in with baseball Monday night. They lost to Central Lyon 5-11. Tuesday night, due to rain, the jv didn't play vs Storm Lake but the Varsity did. While Grandma was in Ankeny watching Chloe, Grandpa was in LeMars with us. He treated us out for supper at Monterrey's and then after the game we went to Bob's for ice cream. Thank you Grandpa. A night of no cooking is always a treat. Tonight the team traveled to Emmetsburg. They won 13-12. Tyler played second base, shortstop, and third base due to 3 different pitching changes. Tyler had 2 hits, 4 RBI, and the game winning throw to first base for the final out. What an exciting night of baseball!

Father's Day weekend festivities

Father's Day weekend we headed to Ankeny. We had a great time with our family. Hollie and Jason hosted the gathering and Rich and Andrea put us up for the night. We also saw a movie, went shopping, and out to eat at Cheesecake Factory. It was a great weekend to celebrate Father's Day, my parents 40th wedding anniversary, and put guesses on when baby boy Smith is arriving.

Briar Cliff tournament champions

Today the basketball team had a tournament at Briar Cliff. They won their first game against South Sioux City 71-50. Their second game they won against Sioux City East 35-43. In the championship game versus Heelan the boys pulled off a victory in double overtime 69-67!

More Baseball

Tyler pitched the game of his life today against Glenwood. He pitched the whole 5 inning game and had 11 strikeouts and one walk! Unfortunately, his defense behind him wasn't as grand and they lost their game 3-7. Last night they lost to Spencer 5-11.

Baseball Scoreboard

Two and a half months later and half way into the baseball season we finally got Tyler's first set of Lemars Bulldog gear. Better late than never;) Mondays game they played Emmetsburg and won 7-2. Tuesdays game they played in Okoboji and lost 4-6. Tonights game was against Spirit Lake and they won 7-2. Ty got a bat on the ball tonight and got his first RBI.

weekend fun

Saturday Tyler and the rest of the Varsity basketball squad participated in Dordt College's summer high school classic tournament. 15 teams from 4 states played in the tournament. They lost 2 games to Southwest Christian of Sioux Falls and Unity Christian. They won their last game against Boyden Hull. Sunday we headed to Sioux City and picked up Grandma along the way. We shopped a little at the mall and saw a movie with some friends from Storm Lake. It's so fun to just drop by and get her to spend the day with us.

Last night was Tyler's debut in his LeMars baseball uniform. The team traveled to Storm Lake to play the Tornadoes. Tyler played second base and also pitched the last inning to come away with a 7-2 victory over his old team. Going through the line his former Coach, Kevin Cone, gave him a hug. Let the baseball season begin:)