MBT State Tournament

Mankato Royals 11yr old Maroon took 15th or 16th in the MBT State Tournament. Tough Weekend. The number "1" seemed to be our nemesis this weekend. We lost the right to be in the Championship bracket by 1 run (all 3 teams in our pool were tied at 1-1), we won our next game by only 1 run (it wasn't pretty but a win is a win) and we lost the Consolation bracket semi final game by one run (to ONE very annoying Bloomington team!).

Lil TK was really bummed...it was a hard weekend for him. He had really high hopes for his team and himself this weekend. But Ang and Big TK are really proud of him for how he showed he has the best attitude of any little 11 yr old player...ever.

Highlight: Lil TK hit an opposite field triple in our loss on Saturday to Eastview. A TRIPLE!! It was so awesome. His team needed him to hit and not only did he hit...he hit it opposite field. Something he had just been working on in camp at Sports Institute. It was pretty cool.

Congrats to the Mankato Royals 11 yr old Gold Team for winning the State Championship. They hit the snot out of the ball and played some really great defense. Lil TK was so proud of his former team and his friends. He was their biggest fan I think. And when Tripp threw the final strikeout...Lil TK was one of the first on the field to congratulate them. That's what Ang calls a great attitude.