Future Yellow Jackets

Back at Gerard's fall festival in October, Parker and several of his friends bid on a "Night with the Yellow Jackets" and they won!  They were so excited to get to sit in the dugout with the varsity baseball team during one of the home games in the spring!

 

We found out that the game that they were going to get to participate in was the same day as their school field trip.  I was worried that Parker was going to be too tired to enjoy it, but I was completely wrong! 

 

Parker, Cole, Creed and Cullen arrived an hour before the game, got suited up in their oversized Yellow Jackets jerseys (they were jerseys that the team wore several years ago), and warmed up with the team. 



They kneeled with the team while the opposing players warmed up.

They participated in the team prayer before the game.

And they got to throw out the first pitch!

During the game they sat in the dugout and watched the game with the players.  The high school boys were all so nice and treated them like part of the team.



After the game, they got to run the bases and listen to the coach's pep talk.  It was a great night for our future Yellow Jackets!  I know I'm going to blink my eyes and Parker's going to be the one playing out on that field.  I'm so glad Parker got to have this experience with the Yellow Jackets.  He had a great time and made some great memories with his friends!