Whew! The longest days of the tournament are behind us!
I just had to use this photo for the day… I love the attempt to avoid the tag!
The 2017 Nevada District 1 All Star Tournament… Day 5
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The 2017 Nevada District 1 All Star Tournament… Day 4
OK, this story is just too good not to share! I’m in a unique position, I spend a large part of the tournament kneeling in front of the dugouts on all the fields… so I get to hear a lot of what goes on with the kids. Well, on Saturday… as this fella’s running out to bat, someone in the dugout yells, “… I’ll give you 10 bucks if you hit a home run!”… so out he trots to the dish… I believe the other team was making a pitching change so the 3rd base coach was chatting with him and very distinctly (as you can see in the photo…) where he wanted him to drive the ball… 🙂
Up to the plate, thank you very much, I’ll just go yard with that one! … and with a huge smile (you’ll have to look that photo up in the gallery…) the first words he says when he returns from his journey around the bases… “… you owe me 10 bucks!” 🙂
The 2017 Nevada District 1 All Star Tournament… Day 3
Sorry, got a little behind with Photo of the Day… Friday night’s 7:30 game brought me my photo of the day… This is my 11th year shooting all star tournaments, so I’ve seen a lot of things out here. I wanted to give this fella a shout out for his performance on Friday night.
When you walk up to a field with the 12’s you see a full range of sizes, some kids have hit that growth spurt and others haven’t… but baseball is a sport that doesn’t require a particular physique… at the beginning of the game, you can always kinda hear the hushed chatter of the kids making “impressions” of the pitchers that are warming up… these days a lot of these kids are playing each other in travel ball tournaments so sometimes they know each other…
So… I wanted to give a shout out to Mr. Davis. He’s not 6 foot, 220 lbs. but at the end of the game, he was STILL on the mound for Reno American with the win. Bravo for doing your job!
The 2016 Nevada District 1 All Star Tournament… Day 9
The championships are set… Championship Sunday is coming up!
The 10’s… Reno American vs. Truckee (11 AM, Field 2)
The 11’s… Reno American vs. Carson Valley (2:30 PM, Field 2)
The 12’s… Reno American vs. Reno National (5 PM, Field 2)
The Jrs… Reno American vs. Reno National (10 AM, Field 6)
I’m seeing a trend there… 🙂
There will also be the 3rd place games on Sunday at 10:30 for the 10’s, 1:30 for the 11’s and 4:00 for the 12’s, all on Field 4
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I believe it is my sporting obligation to choose the “bat on ball grand slam” as today’s Photo of the Day! 🙂 How can ANYONE argue with THAT call? 🙂
The 2016 Nevada District 1 All Star Tournament… Day 8
Getting down to just a few teams left in the hunt for the championships for each age division… Some really close games tonight along with some really great plays! Well done players!
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Have to go with this one tonight for Photo of the Day… I wasn’t on the ball enough to actually get the play he made but a huge ball of dirt swallowed him… but he made the play and kept the ball in the infield! 🙂
The 2016 Nevada District 1 All Star Tournament… Day 7
Day 7 down… If you were out at the park tonight you witnessed a great game between the Reno National 12’s and the Reno American 12’s… great game! Should be a teaser for what’s still to come in the tournament!
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The Photo of the Day comes from that same game… the first baseman made the play, the runner was out, just liked the out of balance look in the photo of the 1st baseman, fun stuff!
The 2016 Nevada District 1 All Star Tournament… Day 6
We’re back in action after the 4th of July day off… The tournaments are winding down, teams are going home… the play is certainly heating up! Close action, close games, hard play, this is where it starts to get interesting!
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Have to choose this one for the Photo of the Day… Marcus didn’t hesitate to slide and managed to slide right under the tag… Great slide Marcus!
The 2016 Nevada District 1 All Star Tournament… Day 5
Day 5 in the books, day off tomorrow! Whew! We’re tired!
Today started the “going home” stage of the tournaments… that ramps up the “urgency” for me in getting photos, it’s been a busy weekend with long hours! We get a break for the 4th of July Holiday tomorrow and back at it Tuesday evening.
We’ll see you at the field on Tuesday!
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Here’s the photo of the day!
A shoutout to the Umpires today! They are ALL volunteers for this tournament! Thank you ALL!!
The 2016 Nevada District 1 All Star Tournament… Day 4
The first long day is in the books! 12 games today… 12 games tomorrow… I’m tired! 🙂
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Here’s the Photo of the Day! I just like the dust flying around the ball and catchers glove… the wind and heat are drying out the fields quickly so the dust is flying!
The 2016 Nevada District 1 All Star Tournament… Day 3
Another home run, another celebration photo, or as us photographers like to say “jube” photo… (jubilation…)
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Photo of the Day for SURE!! No doubt the happiest face in baseball today!