Select Ball

So...talking about Rhys's baseball season can get confusing.  This season, he played regular league ball on a team called the Voodoo.  But he also played some tournaments on a select team called the Voodoo.  And earlier in the season, Voodoo select was known as the Titans.  Why so many teams?  For the past year, Bill and his friend Rick have been working on putting together their own select team.  League politics get frustrating, and at a certain point, the kids that have been playing baseball for many years -- especially those that eat/drink/breathe baseball -- grow out of league ball.  So, this is how Voodoo Baseball came to be. 

Since we have been around the block a time or two in the ten seasons that Rhys has played baseball, we know just how important it is to get the right mix of kids and parents.  So, this spring, we were able to use the select tournaments to try out different kids and figure out the best combination for the select team.  Bill had bought some jerseys last fall that look like Rangers uniforms (with a big "T") when they played a holiday tournament, so for most of the spring, the boys played as the Titans.  By the last two tournaments of the year, they'd gotten the Voodoo jerseys ready to go, and Voodoo Baseball was official!  We're very excited about the fall, when we'll only be playing Voodoo select.  Rhys played a lot of baseball this spring, while we figured it all out.  Not that he was complaining!  Now league ball and select are over for the summer.  All that's left is All-Stars!

Rhys playing outfield at the Valentine's tournament in Taylor.

Rhys with a bunch of the core kids that come out for every tournament.  He loves these guys!

2nd place at the Valentine's tourney!

Sliding into home at the Voodoo's first official tournament.  2nd place!

Running the bases in Georgetown.

The boys presented their moms with roses on Mother's Day at a tournament in Kyle.

Congratulating the first place winners.

Final tournament of the year.  2nd place again!