All Good Things...

... must come to an end. The 'AA' Heat dropped their second game of the City Tournament this afternoon. And with that, the 'FiveKelleyBoys' 2011 Baseball season comes to a close. Today's game was another squeaker. The boys went down fighting, 6-5 (the SECOND game of that exact score in about 48 hours). So... as a re-cap...

Cameron & Holden: the 'AA' Heat went 11-4 on the regular season and qualified for the City Tournament. Congratulations, Cameron and Holden! Cameron delivered another solid season manning the plate. And Holden, playing up to 'AA' this year made the transition with ease.

Duncan & Paxton: the 'B2' Heat went 10-7 on the regular season. Duncan had another rock-solid season at 2nd Base. And Paxton, now playing up two full levels, not only fit in like nobody's business but had some excellent moments throughout the season as well.

Griffin: the 'C1' Dodgers... well, they lost more games than they won. BUT!!!... Griffin also played up a level this year. And the G-Man became the go-to guy behind home plate (like biggest brother, like littlest brother). Griffin made the move up with a smile on his face and delivered plenty of awesome stuff.

Boys... as always, it's been an absolute pleasure to watch you guys this season. It's an honor to be your dad. Your mom and I love you all very, very much. Thanks tons for a great season!

'AA' Heat - City Tournament Update

'AA' Heat opened City Tournament play this evening. Cameron & Holden's team took the field against the Goshen Tigers. And after a rocky couple innings (the Heat spotted Goshen a 5-run lead after the first 2 innings), the Heat settled in to knot things up at 5all by the 4th inning. It was a hot evening and tensions were running a bit high. Overall, the Heat played very well. Well enough to keep Goshen in check... right up to the point the Tigers pushed 1 more run across late in the game. Final score... Heat loses, 6-5.

Up next... well, if I could make heads or tails of the bracket, I'd tell you. All I know for sure is it looks like we'll play someone on Saturday.

Headin' to CITY!!!

Cameron & Holden's 'AA' Heat closed their season last night with a hard-fought loss to the Lawrenceburg (IN) Tigers. Putting up only their fourth 'L' of the season, the Heat rolled up 11 WINS... and that's good enough to qualify for the City Tournament!

Recall... this particular Heat team was 'supposed' to be the 'lesser' of two Heat teams this season. However, Cameron & Holden's team started the season by sweeping a doubleheader from the OTHER (supposedly better) Heat team. And things just kind of kept rolling from there. And... as a sidenote... that OTHER Heat team will only know about the City Tournament by means of asking others ABOUT it (lolololol).

Excellent regular season, Cameron & Holden. Looking forward to seeing how the Heat does in this year's City Tournament. Congratulations!