Samson's team, the Wanamassa Surge is pumped for the championship game versus the Matawan Huskies. Samson is James' cousin and he's one year ahead of James in school. He is in first grade. The big game is on Father's day. The game will be a home field advantage for Wanamassa at Colt's Field.
The Huskies bring walk up music and intimidating black uniforms to psych out thier foes. Both teams show that they have skill and are well coached to work as a team. Both teams are learning to throw and catch and think about plays. All players are swinging for the fences in hopes of bringing in runs.
Samson's fan section is significant and includes mom (Autumn), dad (Perry), maternal grandmother (Virginia) and her husband (Greg). Greg is a convenient substitute for our broadcast booth since he is familiar with the rules in this league of first graders and is paying close attention the the score that can ramp up quickly due to fielding errors of these developing stars.
This Father's Day began with a round of golf with Samson's dad (Perry) and my son (Ben) and me (Wes) at the William F. Larkin Golf Course at Colonial Terrace. Perry was an accomplished ball player in college and a D-3 College World Series Campion. The Samson fan base included his mom (Autumn) and Dad (Perry) along with Perry's parents, paternal grandparents Deborah and David Schatzow and our matriarch (great grandmother Toby Stevens). Samson's cousin James Morgan was there too - with his mom (Allison) and dad (Ben).
James was part of the fan section but distracted by thoughts of so many activities this week, the last week of Kindergarten. Maternal Grandmother (Jean) and paternal Grandfather Papa Wes, that's me - James' dad's dad). Among the things James has on his mind this week: School Field Day/Picnic, Lemonade Day, Ice Cream Day, and more.
The Surge was poised and played excellent defence in spite of the score reaching a tie at 9-9. The Surge got the lead of 14-9. The rules resulted in the Huskies having the last at bat but the Surge showed how well they were coached - staying focused and poised and defending thier win.
Father-Son photos and excited players and fans erupted but only after both teams showed judgement and class of shaking hands. Congrats to Samson and the Surge and the opposing team the Matawan Huskies.
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