Swing, Batter, Batter, Swing!

A few months ago, Cam was invited to join his battery's softball team and compete in the Ft. Bliss Softball Tournament throughout the summer. He has been spending several nights a week swinging some wood/aluminum and playing in the dirt against other Army teams.

The A-4 THAAD Battery guys have been doing pretty well each week and have only been blown-out (i.e. mercy rule was in effect) once. Most recently, Cam has been behind the plate playing Catcher. He has the cleat bruises on his knee to prove his competitiveness - heaven forbid anyone tries to slide home, because there will be a former offensive lineman blocking the plate! He's also been improving his batting average and has driven in several runs in the last few games.

I recently drug my bum out to some of the games and enjoyed cheering on our team, while chatting with some wives of the other teams.

Here are a few shots of the guys in action:

A-4 warms up before the game
Cam (2nd from the right in the background) is behind the guy in white shirt and shorts

Playing Catcher

Line Drive!

Dash for 2nd

The next game will be a Saturday tournament against some local employees of Wells Fargo. Let's hope our guys can put on a good show against the civilians!