Where have I been for the past week? Well, I had the privilege (used loosely) of taking the Official Only Son of Env-Econ (OOSEE), and his baseball tea–the Crush Baseball Club–to Omaha, Nebraska to compete in a 12 and under baseball tournament centered around the NCAA College World Series. This is a national tournament with 34 teams from all over the country. The boys live the week in a dorm (barracks?) along with two coaches (lucky me…). Here's the story…
The trip started with a stop in Chicago, for a Cubs game at Wrigley field, where thanks to a good friend, OOSEE and I were granted VIP field access pregame…
…where we got to stay on the field for the Pirates batting practice.
Unfortunately, after batting practice, the skies opened up…
…for two hours. A few beers were necessary.
After the delay, we made our way to our not-too-shabby seats…
…in the second row behind the Pirates dugout.
After Chicago, we made our way to Omaha (Iowa was surprisingly pretty, but I forgot to take pictures), where we headed to the Omaha Champions Village to meet up with the rest of the team.
Over three days, the team played 5 games…
…against teams from California (loss 10-1), Florida (loss 5-3), Wisconsin (win 13-3), Texas (win 8-0) and Nebraska (win 15-0). The 3-2 record seeded us 5th out of 16 teams in our division. Unfortunately, the rains came…
…causing many card games…
…and washed out the end of the tournament.
But overall a great experience for the boys, and an exhausting one for me.
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