Last summer, J had a great experience playing for Coach C on the Top Prospects 16U team. It was his first real experience with tournament baseball and he not only learned a lot and grew as a player, he formed new friendships with his fellow players. Hubby and I enjoyed getting to know the parents of his teammates. N and A made friends with other younger siblings, and A enjoyed her role as the dugout diva, hanging with Coach C, Coach K, and the boys at almost every game. She learned all kinds of fun skills, such as spitting sunflower seeds and how to play wiffle ball. Since the end of the summer season, we've all been looking forward to next summer and a new season with TP.
This past weekend Coach C held tryouts for the 16U 2012 summer team. Unfortunately, due to some of the boys having to move up to play on the 18U team, we won't have our entire team back come summer. Happily though, we have seven returning players, which gives Coach C a solid core to begin building the new team on. Several players tried out this weekend, and I know Coach C was pleased with several of the prospects he saw. He'll fill some roster spots now, and hold off on filling a few til later in the spring. By May, we'll hopefully have a solid team with the ability to play hard and well this summer. Until then, the boys will all be busy with their high school seasons. That includes Coach C, who is coaching a JV team for a high school near his college.
So even though it's early, we're already looking forward to hot summer weekends filled with baseball games. In the meantime, I hope all of our players, both old and new, take the opportunity to have terrific high school baseball seasons. And show up ready to play this summer in true TP style.
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