it's that time of year again

I think the title of this video should be "give me 5" you'll see why :)

Ball is winding down. Gavin's last game was on Friday and Maleah finishes up this week. Poor Addi only made it to 2 t-ball practices...maybe next year she can participate more.

Now it is time for districts and state for the Cornbelt teams. Ryan plays at home on Thursday and then again in a double header on Sunday. Next Friday districts start...so much for summer :)

GameDogs draw first game first round

It's drawn out of a hat they tell me.

GameDogs play Dimock/Emery tonight at 6pm in the first game of the first round of the South Dakota State Amateur Baseball Tournament. Here is the bracket for the tournament.

Sdaba.com has a webcast of the games if you aren't able to make it to the beautiful Sioux Falls stadium.

Tickets for the tournament games are sold in sessions (afternoon & evening) and are $7 for adults and $4 for children 12-and-under, kids 5-and-under are free. Tickets can be purchased at the stadium the day or night of the game.

State tourney bound

Despite two losses at the end of the tournament the Gamedogs are going to the State Tournament. The first game will be Wednesday night at 6 pm against Dimock/Emery. The tourney is at the Sioux Falls Stadium, home of the Pheasants(previously known as the Canaries). I am hoping they update Sdaba.com shortly with game info. and times.

Come out and support the town team if it's not raining.

District Tourney Matchups 2010, Humboldt

Fri July 23rd

6:00 pm - Game 1 ~ #9 Lennox vs #8 Colman

8:00 pm - Game 2 ~ #12 Canistota vs #5 Madison

Sat July 24th

2:00 pm - Game 3 ~ #11 Tea vs #6 Dells PBR

4:30 pm - Game 4 ~ #10 Harrisburg vs #7 Flandreau

7:00 pm - Game 5 ~ Winner of Game 1 vs #1 Canova

Sun July 25th

2:00 pm - Game 6 ~ Winner of Game 2 vs #4 Dells Mudcats

4:30 pm - Game 7 ~ Winner of Game 3 vs #3 Salem

7:00 pm - Game 8 ~ Winner of Game 4 vs #2 H-M-H Gamedogs

Tue July 27th

6:00 pm - Game 9 ~ Loser of Game 3 vs Loser of Game 5

8:00 pm - Game 10 ~ Loser of Game 4 vs Loser of Game 6

Wed July 28th

6:00 pm - Game 11 ~ Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 7

8:00 pm - Game 12 ~ Loser of Game 2 vs Loser of Game 8

Thu July 29th

6:00 pm - Game 13 ~ Winner of Game 5 vs Winner of Game 6

8:00 pm - Game 14 ~ Winner of Game 7 vs Winner of Game 8

Fri July 30th

6:00 pm - Game 15 ~ Winner of Game 9 vs Winner of Game 10

8:00 pm - Game 16 ~ Winner of Game 11 vs Winner of Game 12

Sat July 31st

2:00 pm - Game 17 ~ Loser of Game 13 vs Loser of Game 14 ~ Third Place Game

4:30 pm - Game 18 ~ Winner of Game 13 vs Winner of Game 14 ~ Championship Game

Note:

The winners of games 5, 6, 7, 8, 15 & 16 advance to the Amateur State Tourney in Sioux Falls, SD that runs August 4-15th.

2010 Cornbelt League Standings ~ Final and District Tourney Bracket

#1 Canova Gang 18-3

#2 H-M-H Gamedogs 16-6

#3 Salem Cubs 16-6

#4 Dell Rapids Mudcats 16-6

#5 Madison Broncos 16-6

#6 Dell Rapids PBR 12-10

#7 Flandreau Cardinals 11-11

#8 Colman A’s 7-15

#9 Lennox 7-15

#10 Harrisburg 7-15

#11 Tea Toros 5-17

#12 Canistota Rebels 0-22

Note:

First tie-breaker: Head-to-head record among the tied teams.

Second tie-breaker: Season records are compared by starting at the top of the standings and working down until one team has a better season record than another team.


Tie-breaker results of 16-6 teams:

HMH Gamedogs: 4-2 ~ #2 Seed

Salem Cubs: 3-3

Dells Mudcats: 3-3

Madison Broncos: 2-4 ~ #5 Seed



Salem: 1-1 vs. Canova; 1-1 vs. HMH Gamedogs ~ #3 Seed

Dells Mudcats: 1-1 vs. Canova; 0-2 vs. HMH Gamedogs ~ #4 Seed



Tie-breaker results of 7-15 teams:

Colman A’s: 3-1 ~ #8 Seed

Lennox: 2-2 ~ #9 Seed

Harrisburg: 1-3 ~ #10 Seed

CBL District Tourney Bracket

2010 Cornbelt League Standings ~ 7-12-10

Canova Gang 18-2

Dell Rapids Mudcats 15-5

Salem Cubs 14-5

H-M-H Gamedogs 14-6

Madison Broncos 13-6

Flandreau Cardinals 11-9

Dell Rapids PBR 9-9

Lennox 7-13

Harrisburg 5-13

Colman A’s 5-14

Tea Toros 4-15

Canistota Rebels 0-18

from the grandstand

hit by the ball







This morning, after church, Pastor asked me what it was like to be a ball players wife.

I sighed, loudly, and then I thought for a minute. "It's all I know."

And you know what? It isn't all that bad. I love this man, and I love watching him play this game.

2010 Cornbelt League Standings ~ 7-9-10



Canova Gang 17-2

Dell Rapids Mudcats 14-5

H-M-H Gamedogs 14-5

Salem Cubs 13-5

Madison Broncos 12-6

Flandreau Cardinals 11-8

Dell Rapids PBR 8-9

Lennox 7-12

Colman A’s 5-13

Harrisburg 5-13

Tea Toros 4-14

Canistota Rebels 0-18

2010 Cornbelt League Standings ~ 7-6-10

Canova Gang 16-2

H-M-H Gamedogs 13-4

Salem Cubs 12-5

Dell Rapids Mudcats 11-5

Madison Broncos 11-5

Flandreau Cardinals 10-7

Dell Rapids PBR 7-8

Lennox 7-9

Harrisburg 4-12

Tea Toros 4-12

Colman A’s 3-13

Canistota Rebels 0-16

The holiday weekend begins...

Happy Independence Day America!

The Gamedogs celebrated a win last night thanks to a great pitching effort by number 5 :)

The van is sporting a great souvenir of the game in the form of a hood dent and

Nora learned to whistle like grandma!

Another beautiful summer evening ballgame

Gavin giving Jake knucks
Ryan at bat
Jake spins for a fouled ball while Ryan plays third and Chad is at short

I have spent the last 20 years watching my husband play baseball. No exaggeration neccessary. We were 15 years old when he was playing Legion ball. Now, I watch my son being the bat boy and wonder how many more years I will be following my boys. They love the game so much. Thank you, Lord, for my boys and for baseball to keep them happy!

Gavin's game

like father like son, they both are in love with the game, I am already praying for Gavin's wife...

smores, a 5k, sunshine and more baseball

Friday's game was cancelled. We got the notice pretty late and supper (early) was on the table already, grilled burgers, watermelon, and baked potato wedges. So we ate, slowly for a change, and then lit up the fire pit and roasted smores into the night. Well, actually it was still pretty light when the kids went to bed, but dad and I (and a couple of fat tires) stayed up past dark.

We woke to an early morning phone call. Ryan looked at the clock and couldn't believe the whole family was still in bed. The call was an invitation for Maleah to run in a 5k. She is the runner in our home. She loves to run and run and run. I was told she had a perma-smile all day. This morning she said her calves hurt ;)

Today the Gamedogs play in Canova at 2pm. The sun is shining the babies are napping and I have clothes on the line so I plan to give the game a go. I hope it's a good one and we come out on top. Check the website for stats later on and hey, if you're out and about, get on over to Canova and enjoy the sunshine and a little of America's favorite pastime yourself!

Non-league

game tonight

in Montrose

7 pm start time against Freeman

Go GAMEDOGS!

One season down, two to go...

The Gavinator had his end of season t-ball party last night. It was the perfect night. One parent always plays the last night so I had to hit the ball left handed and run backwards...little did they know that I probably did better than using my right hand since I am such an athlete. Gavin hit the ball well into right field. I hit the ball three feet into the infield. It was fun, nonetheless. One more week of Maleah's softball and then districts with daddy. Isn't summer fun?

more weekend photos

Muckdog Update

Website is up and running... check it out HERE.

Current Cornbelt League Standings
(6-22-09)

Canova 10-1
Flandreau 8-3
DR Mudcats 8-4
Salem 7-4
DR PBR 7-5
Madison 7-5
Harrisburg 6-5
Humboldt/Hartford 4-6
Lennox 4-7
Montrose 4-8
Colman 3-9
Canistota 0-11

Current CBL Standings

Current Cornbelt League Standings
(6-15-09)

Canova 8-1
DR Mudcats 8-2
Flandreau 6-3
Madison 5-4
Salem 5-4
DR PBR 5-5
Harrisburg 4-5
Humboldt/Hartford 4-5
Lennox 4-5
Montrose 4-5
Colman 2-8
Canistota 0-8

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