During the spring of 2008, I was playing baseball in a 10 and under league. I had been playing on the same team for two years with some friends from school. The team’s name was the Lake Shore Bluesox. Our team was in a travel league where we would play teams across the state of Maryland from different counties. We practiced three nights a week with a game on Friday, along with three games over the weekend. It was a lot of hard work, but we won almost all of our games. Our coach told us that if we kept up a good record, we could be invited to a big out of state tournament. One day when I was relaxing after practice, my mom said my coach was on the phone and wanted to talk to me. Before I even put the phone to my ear I heard him shout, “We are going to Cooperstown Dreams Park in New York!” A wave of excitement swept over me and I started jumping around the house. For the next month and half, the only thing my teammates and I could talk about was going to Cooperstown, NY.
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When we arrived at the Dreams Park it was astounding. There were baseball fields everywhere with huge bleachers, tall announcer’s boxes, dugouts that looked like they should be at a University, and grass that looked like it was cut by a barber. Since it was a national tournament there were teams from all across the country and I was in a euphoria meeting kids from all different states that loved baseball just as much as me. Since the tournament was five days long at the least, all the teams were required to stay in a cabin in the park with their teammates and coaches. My teammates and I had a blast playing whiffle ball and Nerf basketball during our times off the field. Another part of this trip that is unforgettable is that we had a buffet tent which we were allowed to visit whenever we wanted and they served every food a kid could
When we arrived at the Dreams Park it was astounding. There were baseball fields everywhere with huge bleachers, tall announcer’s boxes, dugouts that looked like they should be at a University, and grass that looked like it was cut by a barber. Since it was a national tournament there were teams from all across the country and I was in a euphoria meeting kids from all different states that loved baseball just as much as me. Since the tournament was five days long at the least, all the teams were required to stay in a cabin in the park with their teammates and coaches. My teammates and I had a blast playing whiffle ball and Nerf basketball during our times off the field. Another part of this trip that is unforgettable is that we had a buffet tent which we were allowed to visit whenever we wanted and they served every food a kid could